But quitting the consideration of the thought, to refer to the mode of its expression,
it must be remarked and insisted, that to " murder the king's English" is hardly less
a crime, than to design against one of the king's subjects. If committed from
ignorance, the fault is at least deplorable ; but if from carelessness, it is
inexcusable. The greatest of sciences is that of language ; the greatest of human
arts is that of using words. No " cunning hand" of the artificer can contrive a work
of mechanism ...
Yll we to know even what the present pronunciation is, when the same words are
often differently pronounced by different speakers, and those, perhaps, of equal
numbers and reputation? ... the ear so forcibly as to mark any direct impropriety in
particular words, but occasion only such a eneral pass very well in common conversation; butwheu they are required to pronounce with emphasis, and for
that pl1'l'pO89\tl) be i_n_o_r_e distiuctyand definite in theiiyutterance, here their
ear fails ...
Float - boat, die Holzflöße. – Floating capital, ein großes imaginaires Kapital (viel
größer, als das reelle Kapital in der Handlung) bestehend in offenem Eredit bey
seinen Freunden. – Flood-gate, die Schleuse, das Schutzbret. – Flower de luce,
die Schwertlilie. – Our ladies flow er, die Hyacinthe. – Flower-amour (
flowergentle), die Sammetblume, das Tausendschön. – Fly-blow, *) From the
Norman fils, a son. Only used in law and genealogy. lt is commonly used of
illegitimate children.
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To improve your listening skills, you need to hear real conversations. That's why Collins Listening is based entirely on 38 authentic everyday interactions to make sure that everything you learn is useful.
A collection of 130 contributions covering a wide range of topics of interest to historical, theoretical and applied linguists alike. A major theme of this text is the development of English which is examined on several levels in the light of recent linguistic theory. The geographical dimension is also treated extensively, with papers on controversial aspects of variety studies, as are topical linguistic matters from a more general perspective.
