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HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XIII Page 1: CHOICE OF WORDS Small Words, Their Importance, The Anglo and Saxon Element In another place in this book advice has been given to never use a long word when a short one will serve the same purpose. This advice is to … Read more

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XIII Page 2: CHOICE OF WORDS From the mere fact that a word is short it does not follow that it is always clear, but it is true that nearly all clear words are short, and that most of the long words, especially those … Read more

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XIV: ENGLISH LANGUAGE Beginning, Different Sources and The Present The English language is the tongue now current in England and her colonies throughout the world and also throughout the greater part of the United States of America. It sprang from the German tongue spoken … Read more