This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ... was Lord Bacon, but here usage prevails against pedantry, i 98. Lose. "They illustrate, then, the common use of a transitive verb with a reflexive pronoun expressed or understood, e. g., 'I amuse myself, ' 'the sea breaks (itself).' There are two verbs that are used thus by the best writers, but with questionable ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ... was Lord Bacon, but here usage prevails against pedantry, i 98. Lose. "They illustrate, then, the common use of a transitive verb with a reflexive pronoun expressed or understood, e. g., 'I amuse myself, ' 'the sea breaks (itself).' There are two verbs that are used thus by the best writers, but with questionable propriety, --'to lose oneself (for 'to lose one's way'), and 'to enjoy oneself (for 'to enjoy a visit, ' or walk, or view, etc.) 'Ccelum non animum mutat' holds good of wanderers in a desert, who may lose their way, their baggage, anything but themselves." c93. (As to pronunciation), "But when usage besides this requires us to give the o in lose the sound of u in luminary, we feel indeed that reasoning about LOOK LUXURIOUS. 129 spelling and pronunciation is almost at an end." i 37. Love (for like.) "A man loves his children, his mother, his wife, his mistress, the truth, his country. But some men speak of loving green peas or apple pie, meaning they have a liking for them." a 138, x 117. "Still less say of anything which you enjoy at table, '1 love it.' 'I love melons, ' 'I love peaches, ' 'I adore grapes'--these are school-girl utterances. We love our friends. Love is an emotion of the heart, but not of the palate." Luggage (for baggage), x 117. Lunch (for lunclieon). x 118. Luxurious (for luxuriant, meaning of rank growth), x 118. "Rare "W. "Obsolete." Wb. Mad (for angry). "Excellent old English." tt 503, x 118. "There is a very common colloquial use of this word in this country; and in this sense it is said to be very common in conversation in England." W. Madam. Often wrongly spelled Madame, tt 504. Maintain (for uphold), d 85 Majority (relating to place or circumstance...
Read Less