Misused Words.
4< *0 F COURSE/ as used at present is either meaningless, or it means ‘ You do not know this but I do not like to say so.’ ‘ Only ’ is a word that applies to the word that comes next, but it is placed at random anywhere in a sentence. People will say, ‘ He only died on Thursday.’ The correct reply would be, ‘ What more did you expect him to do?’”—Sir Henry Hadow. TOUCHSTONE.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 945, 15 December 1933, Page 6
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75Misused Words. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 945, 15 December 1933, Page 6
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