The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-04-06

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relative, not my relation. : This is
sound instruction. OF course, Il raised
up is wrong Raised is "A transitive
verb, and therefore requires an object to
complete its meaning Rise" is an in
transitive verb. Hence rose up, and
not raised up. He raised his family"
is permissible according TO some good
writers, although he reared his family
il used by most first class writers of
English and pronounced as preferable
by our leading photographers.
From what has now been said it must
be obvious that most of the points set
forth in the paragraI his above quoted
are as unsound as the injunction, DO
not end sentence with proposition.
Attention is the stuff memory is made
Of is good English,
Many wonld be grammarans, Us well
rs all real grammaraus except few
who have recently written books on the
subject Of English grammar say, Do
not split the inlnitiye, or The adverb
should not stand between 10 and the in
finitive But all grammarians are agreed
that the habitual usage of the best
writers and speakers constitutes the
basis of grammar While grammarians
thus follow in the wake of the best
writers and speakers all good speakers
and writers, including the best, largely
follow the principles and rules of
grammar. We say inPlH for no really
first class writer follows the rules of
grammar wholly. This il one of the
chief reasons why diction, grammar,
rhetoric in word language gradual
~ changes and develops Every good
writer contributes, to the extent Of his
influence, to the growth and develop
mcnt Of the language and thus assists
in causing certain words tor senses i'll
which words have been used and rules Of
grammar to become obsolete Every
good writer assists in the work of coin
ing new words COR new senses Of exist
ing words and new phrases. Every
good writer assists in clearing the way
for the deduction Of new rules Of gram
mar. The process is very gradual, and
grammarians and photographers are
slow to yield but when the new usage
becomes habtual with the best writers
and speakers, grammarlans and lexi-
cographers always bow to the changes
that have been effected in the language.
In the estimation of great writers
Not to know some ttilles is u praise
A great genius may snatch II grace
beyond the reach of art While some
changes are made consciously and
Intentionally 10y good writer's most
changes in the rules Of grammar, the
use of phrases. the illogical use Of words,
etc result primarily fromignorance. The
truth of this statement could be easily
demonstrated This ignorauoeon the part
of prominent scholars and good writer's
this statement may seem paradoXical, !
but it is not 50 in rcality)is unconscious.
ly initiated by II multitude of others.
But never is the imitation SO rapid rs in
the case Of an expressive slang phrase.
lie il up against it. was slang II short
time ago Some say it is still slang, tut
we have heard learned Judges use 1t. and
some good writers con-ideritpernissible,
Most expressive English slang phrases
are eventually incorporated into the die
tonary and in the course of time be
come pure liomatc English.
Theintinitiye may now be split Eve
never split it and would not advocate its
being -pit, FOR such luminaries Us
William J Bryan Grover Cleveland
and Or Harris frequently nse the nd
verb between 20 and the iniinitive