A Desk-Book of Errors in English

A Desk-Book of Errors in English - Including Notes on Colloquialisms and Slang to be Avoided in Conversation

The fact that this little book has passed through many editions, and now enters on a new one in revised form, is ample answer to its writers prayer when, with the aid of his Publishers, he launched it on an uncertain voyage over the seas of time It is with sincere gratitude to the Publishers that the author acknowledges the results achieved to have been due wholly to their kindly interest and indefatigable efforts. He ventures to hope that this new edition, and such subsequent editions as time may require, will be found to measure fully up to the expectations of the discriminating Public on which it depends for support. F. H. V. New York, January, 1920. [iv] [v] In these days when the vernacular of the street invades the home; when illiterate communications corrupt good grammar; and when the efforts of the teachers in the public schools are rendered ineffective by parents careless of their diction, constant attempts are being made to point out the way to that Well of English undefiled so dear to the heart of the purist. But, notwithstanding these efforts to correct careless diction, the abuse and misuse of words continue. The one besetting sin of the English-speaking people is a tendency to use colloquial inelegancies, slang, and vulgarisms, and against these, as against the illiteracies of the street, it is our duty to guard, nowadays more so than at any other time, since what is learnt in the schoolroom is soon forgotten or displaced by association with illiterate playfellows, or by occasionally hearing words misused at home. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 48907
Author: Vizetelly, Frank H.
Release Date: May 9, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English