Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volumes 288-289F. Jefferies, 1967 |
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Page 539
... words . Consonants , too , are very likely to be dropped from between two vowels , and we get " gi'e " for " give ... words generally have many syllables , monosyllabic words being composed mostly of consonants . The features of the ...
... words . Consonants , too , are very likely to be dropped from between two vowels , and we get " gi'e " for " give ... words generally have many syllables , monosyllabic words being composed mostly of consonants . The features of the ...
Page 540
... word that would sound reasonably like any real word was a very difficult task . In despair he turned to the dictionary . An obsolete Saxon word caught his eye . It was the very thing he wanted , and he looked out other obsolete Saxon words ...
... word that would sound reasonably like any real word was a very difficult task . In despair he turned to the dictionary . An obsolete Saxon word caught his eye . It was the very thing he wanted , and he looked out other obsolete Saxon words ...
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... words which have been introduced into the Scotch dialect . " Pattle " may be a true word , for if it were an ... words , but not of idioms ; while the Irish dialect is the reverse- a dialect of idioms , and not of words . When we say ...
... words which have been introduced into the Scotch dialect . " Pattle " may be a true word , for if it were an ... words , but not of idioms ; while the Irish dialect is the reverse- a dialect of idioms , and not of words . When we say ...
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