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When the newspapers so frequently amuse their readers by exposing the ridiculous compositions of our highschool pupils, and when there is abundant evidence that many professors of English in our colleges can not do much better for their students, one is reminded of the homely adage, If you would have anything done right, do it yourself. The student who has listened to learned lectures on the age and influence of Chaucer, or has been required to produce a thesis on theL ake poets, without being taught the fundamental principles in the use of his native tongue, may well say, Give me the means of teaching myself. I know of no volume that will answer his requirement so completely and satisfactorily as this. Here he is so far instructed in the proper use of words and phrases, with caution as to those that should be avoided, that after closing the book he will delightedly continue the study in his leisure moments. Here, also, he is taught how to use books of reference. Comparatively few readers have the knack of readily uncovering the riches of information that are embodied in such books. In theS econd Part there are welcome helps toward correct spelling, through etymology and a little knowledge of Greek and Latin. In the Third Part, there are clear instructions, simplifipd as much as possible, in the art of punctuation. And this is one of the most important branches of the general subject.
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