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... expressions that are in accord with English idiom : this means avoiding all violations of idiomatic usage . An idiom is an expression peculiar to a language and one that is acceptable even though it may seem to violate the laws of ...
... expressions that are in accord with English idiom : this means avoiding all violations of idiomatic usage . An idiom is an expression peculiar to a language and one that is acceptable even though it may seem to violate the laws of ...
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... expressions almost daily . To this extent it is true that slang is a living language ; but some stability is ... expressions are sometimes defended on the ground that they are more colorful and consequently more precise than normal Eng ...
... expressions almost daily . To this extent it is true that slang is a living language ; but some stability is ... expressions are sometimes defended on the ground that they are more colorful and consequently more precise than normal Eng ...
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... expressions , glossary of , 253-75 Fellow , 262 Fielding , Henry , quoted , 163 Figures , 192 , 222-23 parentheses with , 204 Figures of speech , 107 Finite verb , 27 Fix , 262 Footnotes , 315 abbreviations in , 216 , 316 form , 315-17 ...
... expressions , glossary of , 253-75 Fellow , 262 Fielding , Henry , quoted , 163 Figures , 192 , 222-23 parentheses with , 204 Figures of speech , 107 Finite verb , 27 Fix , 262 Footnotes , 315 abbreviations in , 216 , 316 form , 315-17 ...
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abbreviations adjective adverb antecedent apposition asked auxiliary verbs begin called capital Chapter colloquial comma complement complete composition compound sentence coordinating conjunction diagraming dictionary direct object driven emphasis English essay example expressions following sentences gender gerund give grammar hyphen idea IMPERATIVE MOOD important IMPROVED independent clause INDICATIVE MOOD infinitive interest italic type italics language letter look Mark indicating means modifiers MOOD noun or pronoun Oakhurst paragraph PAST PARTICIPLE PAST PERFECT past tense periodic sentence phrase plural Poker Flat predicate noun preposition PRESENT principal problem proper nouns prose punctuation question quotation marks reader reference relative pronouns requires rules semicolon simple sentence singular speak speech story style subjective complement SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD subordinate tence thing third person thought tion told topic sentence uncle usage usually words writing