Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Bechtel, John Hendricks 1841 1915 Slips of speech : $b a helpful book for everyone who aspires to correct the everyday errors of speaking and writing Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Taste -- Choice of words -- Contractions -- Possessive case -- Pronouns -- Number -- Adverbs -- Conjunctions -- Correlatives -- The infinitive -- Participles -- Prepositions -- The article -- Redundancy -- Two negatives -- Accordance of verb with subject. Jim Weiler, xooqi.com. "Slips of Speech" by John H. Bechtel is a guidebook on linguistic improvement written in the late 19th century. The text addresses common errors in everyday speaking and writing, aiming to aid anyone who aspires to refine their command of language. The opening of the book presents the author's rationale for creating a resource to address the pitfalls of language usage that pervade both speech and writing. It reflects on the distinction between the natural genius of legendary writers like Homer and the need for systematic rules and guidelines that can help average individuals communicate more effectively. Bechtel discusses the importance of taste in language, establishing that good writing and speaking require careful choice and arrangement of words, as well as awareness of common mistakes. The introduction sets the stage for the detailed examination of various speech errors and recommendations for correction that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English language -- Idioms English language -- Errors of usage PE Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 338723 339140 2024-10-02T14:55:23.969351 2023-10-03T04:05:26.933020 text/html text/html 356819 2021-07-27T23:28:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 111625 2021-07-27T23:29:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 220677 2024-10-02T14:55:35.452310 application/epub+zip 223313 2024-10-02T14:55:27.712349 application/epub+zip 199213 2024-10-02T14:55:26.170383 application/epub+zip 424952 2024-10-02T14:55:40.011263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363891 2024-10-02T14:55:34.358306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323915 2022-09-03T05:15:09.481877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279337 279568 2024-10-02T14:55:21.925533 2023-10-03T04:05:25.115051 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 278998 2021-07-27T23:28:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 102433 2021-07-27T23:29:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19333 2024-10-02T14:55:40.283269 application/rdf+xml 15323 2024-10-02T14:55:26.791341 image/jpeg 3633 2024-10-02T14:55:26.483336 image/jpeg 202588 2024-10-02T14:55:23.996371 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog