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SIMPLICITY

Diction - Purity - Propriety - Precision. Simplicity of style has reference to the choice of simple words and their unaffected presentation. Simple words should always be used in preference to compound, and complicated ones when they express the same or almost the same meaning. The Anglo-Saxon element in our language comprises the simple words which express the relations of everyday life, strong, terse, vigorous, the language of the fireside, street, market and farm. It is this style which characterizes the Bible and many of the great English classics such as the "Pilgrim's Progress," "Robinson Crusoe," and "Gulliver's Travels." Next: CLEARNESS Previous: PROPRIETY Report Privacy SHARE BOOKMARK

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Beginning - Different Sources - The Present Common Stumbling Blocks - Peculiar Constructions - Misused Forms. Diction - Purity - Propriety - Precision. Different Kinds Arrangement of Words - Paragraph Divisions of Grammar Definitions - Etymology. Figures of Speech - Definitions and Examples Use of Figures Great Authors--Classification--The World's Best Books. How to Write - What to Write - Correct Speaking and Speakers Mistakes - Slips of Authors - Examples and Corrections - Errors of Redundancy. Principal Points - Illustrations - Capital Letters. Principles of Letter Writing - Forms - Notes Qualification - Appropriate Subjects - Directions Small Words - Their Importance - The Anglo-Saxon Element Vocabulary Parts of Speech - Requisites