“In order to speak and write the English language correctly, it is imperative that the fundamental principles of the Grammar be mastered, for no matter how much we may read of the best authors, no matter how much we may… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“The English language is the tongue now current in England and her colonies throughout the world and also throughout the greater part of the… — 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
“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
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
“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
“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
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
“plural is generally formed from the singular by the addition of s or es.” — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
“ Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly . It only requires a little pains, a little care,… — 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
“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
“In the works of Shakespeare , the most wonderful genius the world has ever known, there is the enormous number of 15,000 different words,… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
“...[T]he three greatest works are those of Homer , Dante and Shakespeare . These are closely followed by the works of Virgil and Milton .” — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share
