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... English lessons in my life , for though I wrote essays at school , I do not remember that I ever received any instruction on how to put sentences together . The two lessons I have had were given me so late in life that I am afraid I ...
... English lessons in my life , for though I wrote essays at school , I do not remember that I ever received any instruction on how to put sentences together . The two lessons I have had were given me so late in life that I am afraid I ...
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... English temper to which this was congenial , perhaps a native lack of precision in thought , perhaps a naļve delight in fine words for their own sake , an innate eccentricity and love of embroidery , I do not know ; but the fact remains ...
... English temper to which this was congenial , perhaps a native lack of precision in thought , perhaps a naļve delight in fine words for their own sake , an innate eccentricity and love of embroidery , I do not know ; but the fact remains ...
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... English is that in French you can be grammatical with complete naturalness , but in English not invariably . It is a difficulty in writing English that the sound of the living voice dominates the look of the printed word . I have given ...
... English is that in French you can be grammatical with complete naturalness , but in English not invariably . It is a difficulty in writing English that the sound of the living voice dominates the look of the printed word . I have given ...
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