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... attention to be given to each of these points varies with the nature of the subject- matter and the quality of the readers addressed . SECTION I. CLEARNESS . A writer should choose that word or phrase which will convey his meaning with ...
... attention to be given to each of these points varies with the nature of the subject- matter and the quality of the readers addressed . SECTION I. CLEARNESS . A writer should choose that word or phrase which will convey his meaning with ...
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... attention is called to the medium of communication , so far is it withdrawn from the ideas communicated , and this even when the medium is free from flaws . How much more serious the evil when the medium obscures or distorts an object ...
... attention is called to the medium of communication , so far is it withdrawn from the ideas communicated , and this even when the medium is free from flaws . How much more serious the evil when the medium obscures or distorts an object ...
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... attention cannot be taken for granted , the lan- guage should be not only clear but effective . A man whose eyes are shut or are turned away from an object will not see that object , however clear the atmosphere : he must be made to ...
... attention cannot be taken for granted , the lan- guage should be not only clear but effective . A man whose eyes are shut or are turned away from an object will not see that object , however clear the atmosphere : he must be made to ...
Página 113
... attention . The contrast between the two methods is shown by Campbell : " Consider , ' says our Lord , the lilies how they grow : they toil not , they spin not ; and yet I say unto you , that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed ...
... attention . The contrast between the two methods is shown by Campbell : " Consider , ' says our Lord , the lilies how they grow : they toil not , they spin not ; and yet I say unto you , that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed ...
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... ATTENTION , does it not mean an attentio , a STRETCHING - TO ? ' Fancy that act of the mind , which all were conscious of , which none had yet named , — when this new ' poet ' first felt bound and driven to name it ! His questionable ...
... ATTENTION , does it not mean an attentio , a STRETCHING - TO ? ' Fancy that act of the mind , which all were conscious of , which none had yet named , — when this new ' poet ' first felt bound and driven to name it ! His questionable ...
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