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... give up the French , which in many instances continued to be spoken in their families for two or three generations longer . The change , we may presume , commenced with that lower , but more numerous part of the Norman aristocracy , who ...
... give up the French , which in many instances continued to be spoken in their families for two or three generations longer . The change , we may presume , commenced with that lower , but more numerous part of the Norman aristocracy , who ...
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... gives , as here marked , with the French accent ; yet not unfrequently he shifts their accent , according to English tendencies , toward the beginning of the word . In the next century the French accent is still to be seen , but with a ...
... gives , as here marked , with the French accent ; yet not unfrequently he shifts their accent , according to English tendencies , toward the beginning of the word . In the next century the French accent is still to be seen , but with a ...
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... gives to our language a somewhat heterogeneous and in- congruous aspect . Yet it furnishes means for great variety in the expression of the same thoughts , and serves to distinguish and individualize the styles of different authors ...
... gives to our language a somewhat heterogeneous and in- congruous aspect . Yet it furnishes means for great variety in the expression of the same thoughts , and serves to distinguish and individualize the styles of different authors ...
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... give it a wholly different meaning . It is true that we are able by a change from active to passive , as well as by other devices , to secure variety of expression , and to satisfy the demands of emphasis : THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 55.
... give it a wholly different meaning . It is true that we are able by a change from active to passive , as well as by other devices , to secure variety of expression , and to satisfy the demands of emphasis : THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . 55.
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... distinctly apprehended meaning . If this monosyl- labic character gives a certain plain directness and pithy force to English expression , it can hardly be doubted that it is a disadvantage to euphony and rhythm 56 A BRIEF HISTORY OF.
... distinctly apprehended meaning . If this monosyl- labic character gives a certain plain directness and pithy force to English expression , it can hardly be doubted that it is a disadvantage to euphony and rhythm 56 A BRIEF HISTORY OF.
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