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... words is just as vital , of course , to the writer . His ceaseless task is to select the word which will convey exactly what he wants to say . The practiced writer , like the practiced reader , derives his skill from his awareness that ...
... words is just as vital , of course , to the writer . His ceaseless task is to select the word which will convey exactly what he wants to say . The practiced writer , like the practiced reader , derives his skill from his awareness that ...
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... words . ( Use of foreign words where English would serve just as well is , of course , merely affectation . ) And foreign words , too , can often be translated from the context : " There was a palace coup in the South American country ...
... words . ( Use of foreign words where English would serve just as well is , of course , merely affectation . ) And foreign words , too , can often be translated from the context : " There was a palace coup in the South American country ...
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... words abroad , I say , which nobody understands , but which everybody uses , and most people will also fight for , live for , or even die for , fancying they mean this or that , or the other , of things dear to them : for such words ...
... words abroad , I say , which nobody understands , but which everybody uses , and most people will also fight for , live for , or even die for , fancying they mean this or that , or the other , of things dear to them : for such words ...
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