Kindred Arts: Conversation and Public SpeakingMacmillan, 1929 - 200 Seiten |
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... result of premeditation . And therein lies its difference from conversation . We attend a social function , apprehensive , perhaps timorous . No one has come prepared with conversational material . The talk may be desultory , but soon ...
... result of premeditation . And therein lies its difference from conversation . We attend a social function , apprehensive , perhaps timorous . No one has come prepared with conversational material . The talk may be desultory , but soon ...
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... result is point- less , incoherent , long and commonplace talks , far less diverting than conversation , and more disturbing to the processes of digestion , al- ready sufficiently occupied in attempting to assimilate a bounteous feast ...
... result is point- less , incoherent , long and commonplace talks , far less diverting than conversation , and more disturbing to the processes of digestion , al- ready sufficiently occupied in attempting to assimilate a bounteous feast ...
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... result from such re- vision , and solecisms in grammar and con- struction will disappear . But how often do we hear speech put through such a process ruined by poor reading ! This subject deserves another chapter . XI THE READING OF ...
... result from such re- vision , and solecisms in grammar and con- struction will disappear . But how often do we hear speech put through such a process ruined by poor reading ! This subject deserves another chapter . XI THE READING OF ...
Inhalt
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | 3 |
EFFECT OF SOCIAL CHANGES IN AMERICA | 10 |
OCCASIONS SUITED TO THE CULTIVATION | 20 |
Urheberrecht | |
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