This also coincides with the rule given respecting than after a comparative, q. v. In respect to, In respect of. Avoid the latter expression. Marsh says, 'Old writers sometimes say respectively to. This is now disused; but relatively to is by no means unfrequent, and in respect of, used in this sense, is just as gross a violation of English grammar as to write relatively of, or in reference of.'— Lectures on E. Lany. ‘Thou canst not tell whence it cometh, {or} whither it goeth.' 'We will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image.'-Dan. iii. 18. There is a dispute among grammarians concerning the adoption of or or nor, when any other negative than neither or nor occurs in the preceding clause or phrase, and Goold Brown cites a goodly array of authors who advocate contradictory opinions. Dr. Angus says, 'During a considerable period in the history of our language, double negatives with a negative sense were common.' 'If the two negatives belong to different clauses, we may use them both.' Or can be used in such cases, and the negative will then extend over both clauses. The dispute seems to rest ultimately upon the definition of a conjunction. Those who define a conjunction as a 'word connecting clauses,' must of course defend the use of nor. Those who assert that 'a conjunction connects words as well as clauses,' are justified in using or. APPENDIX I. List of Strong Verbs. STRONG VERBS may be divided into three classes. (i) Those which have one form to express the present tense, past tense, and perfect participle. (ii) Those which have two forms to express these three parts. (iii) Those which have three forms to express these three parts. Class 1. Those which have the same form for present and past tenses and perfect participle. Class 2. Those which have two different forms to express the present tense, past tense, and perfect participle. |