WHEN first I saw our banner wave Above the nation's council-hall, I heard beneath its marble wall The clanking fetters of the slave! In the foul market-place I stood, And saw the Christian mother sold, And childhood with its locks of gold,... Read more of Abolition Of Slavery In The District Of Columbia, 1862 at Martin Luther King.caInformational Site Network Informational
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Simplicity
Simplicity of style has reference to the choice of simple wor...

Attraction
Very often the verb is separated from its real nominative or ...

What Conversation Is And What It Is Not
Good conversation is more easily defined by what it is not ...

Conjunction
A conjunction joins words, clauses and sentences; as "John an...

Subscription
The Subscription or ending of a letter consists of the term o...

What Should Guests Talk About At Dinner?
"Good talk is not to be had for the asking. Humors must fir...

Loose Participles
A participle or participial phrase is naturally referred to t...

Furtherfarther
Further is commonly used to denote quantity, farther to denot...

UNDENIABLEUNEXCEPTIONABLE




Common Stumbling Blocks - Peculiar Constructions - Misused Forms.

"My brother has an undeniable character" is wrong if I wish to convey the
idea that he has a good character. The expression should be in that case
"My brother has an unexceptionable character." An undeniable character
is a character that cannot be denied, whether bad or good. An
unexceptionable character is one to which no one can take exception.




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