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... ERRORS OF CONSTRUCTION . Other cases remain in which the error does not lie in the order in which words are placed , nor in failure to convey the meaning intended , nor in the use of particular idioms ( as considered in the previous ...
... ERRORS OF CONSTRUCTION . Other cases remain in which the error does not lie in the order in which words are placed , nor in failure to convey the meaning intended , nor in the use of particular idioms ( as considered in the previous ...
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An Examination of the Errors of Idiom Made by Indians in Writing English George Clifford Whitworth. the enterprising Mr ... error is of a typical character and is moreover one very easy to avoid . So it is well worth notice . The words ...
An Examination of the Errors of Idiom Made by Indians in Writing English George Clifford Whitworth. the enterprising Mr ... error is of a typical character and is moreover one very easy to avoid . So it is well worth notice . The words ...
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An Examination of the Errors of Idiom Made by Indians in Writing English George Clifford Whitworth. and takes as its ... error here , but the writer probably meant rather more than he says . To the native ear the phrase ever and anon ...
An Examination of the Errors of Idiom Made by Indians in Writing English George Clifford Whitworth. and takes as its ... error here , but the writer probably meant rather more than he says . To the native ear the phrase ever and anon ...
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CHAPTER II | 11 |
No article used where the indefinite article | 31 |
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abstract action adjective adverb appear applied bear better called carrying cause character clause comes comparative comparison conjunction connection convey correct course definite article desire difficulty distinction doubt effect English error example expression fact feeling force gerund give given Government hand Hindu hope idiom indefinite Indian indicated infinitive instance intended interest intransitive introduced kind language least Lord matter means meant mentioned merely mind mistake native natural negative never noun object occasion omitted particular pass past perhaps person phrase plural position practice preceding predication preposition present pronoun proper qualifies question reference reform regarded rule seems sense sentence social speak stands substituted suggests taken tense term thing transitive usually verb whole wish word writer wrong