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N. Y.
In writing to the President the superscription on the envelop...
The Heading
The Heading has three parts, viz., the name of the place, the...
Throughthroughout
Don't say "He is well known through the land," but "He is wel...
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Simplicity
Simplicity of style has reference to the choice of simple wor...
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Says Ii Said
"Says I" is a vulgarism; don't use it. "I said" is correct fo...
Undeniableunexceptionable
"My brother has an undeniable character" is wrong if I wish t...
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KINDS OF STYLE
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The Talk Of Host And Hostess At Dinner
Sydney Smith, by all accounts a great master of the social ...
Ten Greatest American Poets
Bryant, Poe, Whittier, Longfellow, Lowell, Emerson, Whitman, ...
Am Comehave Come
"I am come" points to my being here, while "I have come" inti...
Riseraise
These verbs are very often confounded. Rise is to move or pas...
Figurative Language
In Figurative Language we employ words in such a way th...
Formal Invitations
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff request the
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Diction
The first requisite of style is choice of words, and this com...
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