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worth while to gather from allsorts and conditions of men,with whichto bloat their absurd and misleading dic-tionaries.This actual and serviceablemeaning—not always determined by de-rivation,and seldom by popular usage—is the one affirmed,according to his light,by the author of this little manual ofsolecisms.Narrow etymons of the merescholar and loose locutions of the igno-rant are alike denied a standing.  \nc  \nE  \n14e  \nB53  \n1934  \nAIMS AND PLAN  \nThe plan of the book is more illustrat-ive than expository,the aim being to usethe terms of etymology and syntax aslittle as is compatible with clarity,famil-iar example being more easily appre-hended than technical precept.Whenboth are employed the precept is com-monly given after the example has pre-pared the student to apply it,not only tothe matter in mind,but to similar mattersnot mentioned.Everything in quotationmarks is to be understood as disapproved.  \nNot all locutions blacklisted herein arealways to be reprobated as universal out-laws.Excepting in the case of capitaloffenders—expressions ancestrally vulgaror irreclaimably degenerate —absoluteproscription is possible as to serious com-position only;in other forms the writermust rely on his sense of values and thefitness of things.While it is true thatsome colloquialisms and,with less of li-cense,even some slang,may be sparinglyemployed in light literature,for point,piquancy or any of the purposes of theskilled writer sensible to the necessity andcharm of keeping at least one foot on theground,to others the virtue of restraintmay be commended as distinctly superiorto the joy of indulgence.  \nPrecision is much,but not all;somewords and phrases are disallowed on the","cbCaidzst4TuiS1r","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidzst4TuiS1r","pdf",2574214,84,"English","# Aims and the Plan\n## The author’s purpose and principle of precision\n## Meaning, word choice, and exclusion\n## The plan of the book and use of examples\n## Treatment of blacklisted 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