Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Bechtel, John Hendricks 1841 1915 Slips of speech : $b a helpful book for everyone who aspires to correct the everyday errors of speaking and writing Taste -- Choice of words -- Contractions -- Possessive case -- Pronouns -- Number -- Adverbs -- Conjunctions -- Correlatives -- The infinitive -- Participles -- Prepositions -- The article -- Redundancy -- Two negatives -- Accordance of verb with subject. Jim Weiler, xooqi.com. "Slips of Speech" by John H. Bechtel is a guidebook on linguistic improvement written in the late 19th century. The text addresses common errors in everyday speaking and writing, aiming to aid anyone who aspires to refine their command of language. The opening of the book presents the author's rationale for creating a resource to address the pitfalls of language usage that pervade both speech and writing. It reflects on the distinction between the natural genius of legendary writers like Homer and the need for systematic rules and guidelines that can help average individuals communicate more effectively. Bechtel discusses the importance of taste in language, establishing that good writing and speaking require careful choice and arrangement of words, as well as awareness of common mistakes. The introduction sets the stage for the detailed examination of various speech errors and recommendations for correction that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English language -- Idioms English language -- Errors of usage PE Text Category: Language & Communication 338860 2025-07-02T12:54:52.163091 text/html 356819 2021-07-27T23:28:18 text/html 220726 2025-07-02T12:55:02.364102 application/epub+zip 223283 2025-07-02T12:54:55.466086 application/epub+zip 199182 2025-07-02T12:54:54.095113 application/epub+zip 424794 2025-07-02T12:55:06.462046 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363891 2025-07-02T12:55:01.439047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323915 2022-09-03T05:15:09.481877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279337 2025-07-02T12:54:50.776146 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278998 2021-07-27T23:28:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18331 2025-07-02T12:55:06.604050 application/rdf+xml 15323 2025-07-02T12:54:54.632090 image/jpeg 3633 2025-07-02T12:54:54.363096 image/jpeg 102433 2021-07-27T23:29:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 111625 2021-07-27T23:29:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 202629 2025-07-02T12:54:52.187158 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog