“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 by the Teutons, who came… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
“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 by the Teutons, who came over to Britain after the conquest of that country by the Romans. These Teutons comprised Angles, Saxons, Jutes and several… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
Shakespeare was not a scholar in the sense we regard the term to-day, yet no man ever lived or probably ever will live that… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly. It only requires a little pains, a little care, a little… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
There is an old Latin quotation in regard to the poet which says 'Poeta nascitur non fit' the translation of which is- the poet… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“The greatest scholar alive hasn't more than four thousand different words at his command, and he never has occasion to use half the number.… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“In employing the long sentence the inexperienced writer should not strain after the heavy, ponderous type. Johnson and Carlyle used such a type, but… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
A child can learn what is right as easy as what is wrong and whatever impressions are made on the mind when it is… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“plural is generally formed from the singular by the addition of s or es.” — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“ Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly . It only requires a little pains, a little care, a little study to enable one to do so, and the recompense is great. Consider the contrast between the well-bred, polite man who knows how to choose and use his words correctly and the underbred, vulgar… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
“In order to speak and write the English language correctly, it is imperative that the fundamental principles of the Grammar be mastered, for no… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“Homeward the ploughman plods his weary way. The ploughman plods his weary way homeward. Plods homeward the ploughman his weary way. His weary way… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
