Andrew Abdalian
@abdalian@lingo.lol  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
Dearest. Do not begin a letter "My dearest John," unless he is the dearest of three or more Johns with whom you are acquainted. Deceiving should not be used in place of trying to deceive. It is when we do not suspect deception that we are deceived. "He is deceiving me" should read " He is trying to deceive me." Deprecate means to endeavor to avert by prayer, and so should not be used in the sense of disapprove, censure, or condemn. Do not say, "He deprecates the whole proceeding." Desperately. Do not say, "He was desperately wounded, but "badly wounded."
Dearest. Do not begin a letter "My dearest John," unless he is the dearest of three or more Johns with whom you are acquainted. Deceiving should not be used in place of trying to deceive. It is when we do not suspect deception that we are deceived. "He is deceiving me" should read " He is trying to deceive me." Deprecate means to endeavor to avert by prayer, and so should not be used in the sense of disapprove, censure, or condemn. Do not say, "He deprecates the whole proceeding." Desperately. Do not say, "He was desperately wounded, but "badly wounded."
Dearest. Do not begin a letter "My dearest John," unless he is the dearest of three or more Johns with whom you are acquainted. Deceiving should not be used in place of trying to deceive. It is when we do not suspect deception that we are deceived. "He is deceiving me" should read " He is trying to deceive me." Deprecate means to endeavor to avert by prayer, and so should not be used in the sense of disapprove, censure, or condemn. Do not say, "He deprecates the whole proceeding." Desperately. Do not say, "He was desperately wounded, but "badly wounded."
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