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... preferable : née ( born , as " Casaubon , born Brooke " ) , on the tapis ( carpet ) , coup de soleil ( sunstroke ) , mal de mer ( seasickness ) , trottoir ( sidewalk ) , morceau ( piece ) , émeute ( riot ) , fracas ( brawl ) , abattoir ...
... preferable : née ( born , as " Casaubon , born Brooke " ) , on the tapis ( carpet ) , coup de soleil ( sunstroke ) , mal de mer ( seasickness ) , trottoir ( sidewalk ) , morceau ( piece ) , émeute ( riot ) , fracas ( brawl ) , abattoir ...
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... preferable to actions , since actions also means " processes of doing . " Admit , in cases into which the idea of confession does not enter , is preferable to confess . On grounds of idiom , however , " I must confess " and the ...
... preferable to actions , since actions also means " processes of doing . " Admit , in cases into which the idea of confession does not enter , is preferable to confess . On grounds of idiom , however , " I must confess " and the ...
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... preferable to egoism , 1 since egoism also designates a system of philosophy . Falsity , in the sense of " non - conformity to truth , " without any suggestion of blame , is preferable to falseness , since falseness usu- ally implies ...
... preferable to egoism , 1 since egoism also designates a system of philosophy . Falsity , in the sense of " non - conformity to truth , " without any suggestion of blame , is preferable to falseness , since falseness usu- ally implies ...
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... preferable to " house to be sold or to be let , " not only because it is simpler , but also because it is more idiomatic . For similar reasons , the active form in -ing is in many cases preferable to the passive form with being , " corn ...
... preferable to " house to be sold or to be let , " not only because it is simpler , but also because it is more idiomatic . For similar reasons , the active form in -ing is in many cases preferable to the passive form with being , " corn ...
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... preferable to unto , round to around . It will be noticed that in almost all the foregoing ex- amples the simpler expression is also the shorter . As a rule , the shorter of two expressions equally in good use should be chosen , both ...
... preferable to unto , round to around . It will be noticed that in almost all the foregoing ex- amples the simpler expression is also the shorter . As a rule , the shorter of two expressions equally in good use should be chosen , both ...
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