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How to Speak and Write Correctly

by Joseph Devlin

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Read by Andrew Lebrun, David Barnes, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) and others · 5 h 42 min · 16 parts

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  1. Introduction

    2:31

  2. Requirements of Speech

    12:43

  3. Essentials of English Grammar

    40:46

  4. The Sentence

    29:20

  5. Figurative Language

    17:34

  6. Punctuation

    33:10

  7. Letter Writing

    26:31

  8. Errors

    26:37

  9. Pitfalls to Avoid

    37:21

  10. Style

    27:44

  11. Suggestions

    18:34

  12. Slang

    17:37

  13. Writing for Newspapers

    18:59

  14. Choice of Words

    13:33

  15. English Language

    14:22

  16. Masters and Masterpieces of Literature

    4:39

How to Speak and Write Correctly (1910) is a public domain work.

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Choosing a familiar word over an elaborate substitute is one of Joseph Devlin's first lessons in this guide to everyday English. His opening sets out the parts of speech and explains how words work together, with clarity and precision as central aims. The contents extend that instruction to sentences, paragraphs, punctuation, letters, figurative language and newspaper writing.

Devlin also turns published writers into examples for correction. The middle excerpt examines comparisons, adjectives used in place of adverbs, agreement between subjects and verbs, and confused verb forms. These passages make the handbook a useful record of how English usage was taught in 1910, including the firm judgments that shaped its advice. A reader interested in grammar or the history of writing instruction will find concrete examples to inspect, alongside a sustained preference for plain expression.

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Pages
124
Language
English
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PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Andrew Lebrun, David Barnes, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) and others