Free Grammar Guide

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XI Page 2: SLANG California especially has been most fecund in this class of figurative language. To this State we owe “go off and die,” “don’t you forget it,” “rough deal,” “square deal,” “flush times,” “pool your issues,” “go bury yourself,” “go drown yourself,” … Read more

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XII Page 1: WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS Qualification, Appropriate Subjects and Directions The newspaper nowadays goes into every home in the land; what was formerly regarded as a luxury is now looked upon as a necessity. No matter how poor the individual, he is not … Read more

HOW TO SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY by JOSEPH DEVLIN, M.A. CHAPTER XII PAge 2: WRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS If you would essay to write for the newspaper you must be natural and express yourself in your accustomed way without putting on airs or frills; you must not ape ornaments and indulge in bombast or rhodomontade which … Read more