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August 25, 1951
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Daily English language lesson by W. L. Gordon featuring corrections for commonly misused words, mispronunciations, misspellings, synonyms for 'join', and a word study on 'verity' meaning truth or reality.
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Daily Lessons in English
W. L. GORDON
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, Try and persuade him to come." Say, "Try TO persuade him."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hedonism.
Pronounce the E as in HE, not as in BET.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Populace (noun); the common people. Populous (adjective); thickly inhabited.
SYNONYMS: Join, conjoin, connect, combine, unite, attach, affix, adjoin.
WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: VERITY; quality of being true, or real. "These things he says are universal verities."
Daily Lessons in English
W. L. GORDON
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, Try and persuade him to come." Say, "Try TO persuade him."
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hedonism.
Pronounce the E as in HE, not as in BET.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Populace (noun); the common people. Populous (adjective); thickly inhabited.
SYNONYMS: Join, conjoin, connect, combine, unite, attach, affix, adjoin.
WORD STUDY: "Use a word three times and it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: VERITY; quality of being true, or real. "These things he says are universal verities."
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English Lessons
Word Misuse
Mispronunciation
Misspelling
Synonyms
Verity
Vocabulary
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W. L. Gordon
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Daily Lessons In English
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W. L. Gordon
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Instructional Prose Column
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Do Not Say, Try And Persuade Him To Come." Say, "Try To Persuade Him."
"Use A Word Three Times And It Is Yours."
Today's Word: Verity; Quality Of Being True, Or Real. "These Things He Says Are Universal Verities."