S.O.S.: Slips of Speech and how to Avoid Them, with an Introduction from John Ruskin's "Sesame and Lilies" |
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ABRASION adjective altho ANGER applied archaism Avoid better carefully distinguished catspaw characterizes clearly collective noun correct correctly designate dinner distinct drive erroneous form euphemism expression faith Fourth Avenue Frank H frenzy frequently misused FUNK & WAGNALLS gash gentlewoman Grammar hence implies imputation in'fan-tile inapposite Inapropos indicate infinitive infinitive mood invite jangle JOHN RUSKIN labor lady Latin literary Litt.D LL.D looking lurid malign matter means meant ment mental mind never noun objective omit one's pair Paradise Lost past participle persons phrase pleonasm pleonastic possessive pronoun Post-paid preferred preposition pronounced qualifying redundant ride RUSKIN sails scratch sense sentence Sesame and Lilies Shakespeare signifies slang Slips of Speech solecism sometimes confused sometimes misused soup speak syllable synonymous tautological tence TERMINATE thing thought tion toil transitive verb understood undesirable locution usage vamp verb Vizetelly vulgarism WAGNALLS COMPANY Walter Scott weariness wish York