Notes on the Composition of Scientific PapersMacmillan and Company, limited; New York, The Macmillan Company, 1904 - 154 strán (strany) |
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... . Emphasis , 126. Metaphor , 130. Abstract style , 133. Quotations , 135. Sound , 137. Accent , 143 . Punctuation , 144 . prose , 150 . 91 . Little counsels , 147. Models of ix PAGE 1 40 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY Ir is in no desire to.
... . Emphasis , 126. Metaphor , 130. Abstract style , 133. Quotations , 135. Sound , 137. Accent , 143 . Punctuation , 144 . prose , 150 . 91 . Little counsels , 147. Models of ix PAGE 1 40 1 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY Ir is in no desire to.
Strana 16
... metaphors creep in even unbidden . Moreover , an author cannot but be aware of his audience ; he receives its influence into his fancy , and betrays his wariness by glances and stage asides . In the following sentence , plain as it is ...
... metaphors creep in even unbidden . Moreover , an author cannot but be aware of his audience ; he receives its influence into his fancy , and betrays his wariness by glances and stage asides . In the following sentence , plain as it is ...
Strana 33
... metaphors , dash- ing phrases , archaisms , odd spellings , slang , split in- finitives , and such tinsel ; and the clever young men turn upon us with the exclamation - Why should I not stick these gems , old or new , into my writ- ing ...
... metaphors , dash- ing phrases , archaisms , odd spellings , slang , split in- finitives , and such tinsel ; and the clever young men turn upon us with the exclamation - Why should I not stick these gems , old or new , into my writ- ing ...
Strana 42
... metaphor ; stops ; and into some minor sections . Grammar . — English grammar is simple , and its rules are few ; but , were it otherwise , I could not occupy myself with elementary education . Against some current faults , however ...
... metaphor ; stops ; and into some minor sections . Grammar . — English grammar is simple , and its rules are few ; but , were it otherwise , I could not occupy myself with elementary education . Against some current faults , however ...
Strana 64
... metaphorical . Order of clauses . - Omitting then the technical divisions of sentences and content with the simple and compound forms — or indeed with the compound , for on the simple sentence we need not dwell - of the compound ...
... metaphorical . Order of clauses . - Omitting then the technical divisions of sentences and content with the simple and compound forms — or indeed with the compound , for on the simple sentence we need not dwell - of the compound ...
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abstract adjective adverb alliteration argument assonance become beginning better candidate for M.D. chapter clauses comma common composition convenient correct deflexion disease doubt effective emphatic empyema Encyclopædia Britannica English entity error essay essayist example facts false faults following sentence frequent hand Henry Sidgwick hypothesis instance kind Lady Welby language Latin less logical long sentence loose lucid matter Matthew Arnold meaning metaphor mind nature nosological notion noun noun substantive observed pains paragraph patient pedantry period periodic sentence person phrases physician poetry precision pronoun proper proposition quotations rarely reader redundant revision rhythm scarcely scientific papers scientific prose seems seen semicolon sense Sir Thomas Browne slang slips slovenly speak speech Split Infinitive stops student style Subjunctive mood suspensions tautology tell theory thesis things thought tion truth vera causa verb vide watercress words write written
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