The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 149Atlantic Monthly Company, 1932 - American essays |
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Page 57
... English on the other , put the two tongues to a simple test . Take an English sentence out of the newspaper and break it up into its ele- ments by writing each word on a separate square piece of cardboard . Then mix the words thoroughly ...
... English on the other , put the two tongues to a simple test . Take an English sentence out of the newspaper and break it up into its ele- ments by writing each word on a separate square piece of cardboard . Then mix the words thoroughly ...
Page 551
... English is a very imperfect language indeed . To begin with , the spelling of English words is traditional and accidental rather than rational and scientific . In the course of time some change in the direction of simplified spelling is ...
... English is a very imperfect language indeed . To begin with , the spelling of English words is traditional and accidental rather than rational and scientific . In the course of time some change in the direction of simplified spelling is ...
Page 554
... English mind is reflected in our gradual rejection of forms and inflections to which other languages still cling . But this very simplicity has its snares . Our grammar is so tenuous that we are ceasing to be aware of its existence . It ...
... English mind is reflected in our gradual rejection of forms and inflections to which other languages still cling . But this very simplicity has its snares . Our grammar is so tenuous that we are ceasing to be aware of its existence . It ...
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Biographer and His Victims The Claude | 62 |
Perils of American | 90 |
Americas First Social Club | 131 |
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