...sake of a dull accord with usage all the picturesque, imaginative, and forceful employment of words 25 is sacrificed. Of course we must use words so that...small grammatical negligences the energy of an idea 30 can be condensed, or a word be made to stand for a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt."...

...sentiment of Thomas Jefferson who wrote," Whenever by small grammatical negligence the energy of the idea can be condensed or a word be made to stand for...a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt." Possessive cases not used by the older writers, such as "Boston's mayor," "Chicago's city government,"...

...sentiment of Thomas Jefferson who wrote," Whenever by small grammatical negligence the energy of the idea can be condensed or a word be made to stand for...a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt." Possessive cases not used by the older writers, such as "Boston's mayor," "Chicago's city government,"...

...daring 17 exactitude is probably twofold. We let our experiences be blurred, not observing sharply, or knowing with any minuteness what we are thinking about...negligences the energy of an idea can be condensed or a word 18 be made to stand for a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt." "Young man," said Henry...

...others have said before. The cure for the first of these troubles is to keep our eye on ouf'object, instead of on our listener or ourselves ; and for...negligences the energy of an idea can be condensed or a word 18 be made to stand for a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt." "Young man," said Henry...

...ready to take refuge behind the words of Thomas Jefferson, 'Whenever by small grammatical negligence the energy of an idea can be condensed or a word be...a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt,' or the remark of Henry Ward Beecher to the person who was speaking of grammatical faults in one of...

...becoming too tame. The lively and forceful speaker has to risk something for the sake of ease and energy. "Let our language be our own, obedient to our special...or a word be made to stand for a sentence, I hold a grammatical rigor in contempt.' 'Young man,' said Henry Ward Beecher to one who was pointing out...

...however, to be followed slavishly without regard for what is effective and what is idiomatic. "Wherever by small grammatical negligences the energy of an idea can be condensed, or a word stands for a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt." Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Madison,...

...our eye on oui object instead of 01 our listener or ourselves; and for the second, to learn to rat* the expressiveness of language more highly than its...negligences the energy of an idea can be condensed or a word t»e made to stand for a sentence, I hold grammatical rigor in contempt." "Young man," said Henry Ward...