The Elements of English GrammarUniversity Press, 1897 - 288 Seiten |
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... regard to the French words un , trois , me , est , the case is different ; they do ' come from ' the Latin unus , tres , me , est , for the Romans conquered Gaul , and the Gauls adopted in the main the language of their conquerors . But ...
... regard to the French words un , trois , me , est , the case is different ; they do ' come from ' the Latin unus , tres , me , est , for the Romans conquered Gaul , and the Gauls adopted in the main the language of their conquerors . But ...
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... regard to this sound , it should be noticed that when the aspirate is sounded , as it is by Scotchmen and Irishmen , and as it ought to be by everybody , the aspirate comes before the w and not after it , and in this order the letters ...
... regard to this sound , it should be noticed that when the aspirate is sounded , as it is by Scotchmen and Irishmen , and as it ought to be by everybody , the aspirate comes before the w and not after it , and in this order the letters ...
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... regard this symbol as a letter of the alphabet , and nobody but an American humourist would employ it in spelling other words , writing ' h & some ' for handsome and ' underst & ' for under- stand . The like criticism applies to the ...
... regard this symbol as a letter of the alphabet , and nobody but an American humourist would employ it in spelling other words , writing ' h & some ' for handsome and ' underst & ' for under- stand . The like criticism applies to the ...
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... regard being paid to the fact that the resulting forms are hybrids : e.g. goddess , shepherdess . Frequently , when this ending is attached to a word , there is an omission of a vowel or of a syllable : e.g. actress , empress ...
... regard being paid to the fact that the resulting forms are hybrids : e.g. goddess , shepherdess . Frequently , when this ending is attached to a word , there is an omission of a vowel or of a syllable : e.g. actress , empress ...
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... regard to nouns in o , it is difficult to discover any principle which determines whether their plurals are in s or in es . Many of our words in o are of Italian origin , and these take s , as do all nouns in io . The nouns in o which ...
... regard to nouns in o , it is difficult to discover any principle which determines whether their plurals are in s or in es . Many of our words in o are of Italian origin , and these take s , as do all nouns in io . The nouns in o which ...
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