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Excerpt from Helpful Hints in English: A Companion Volume to "Better Say;" A Book of Helpful Suggestions for the Correct Use of English Words and Phrases
AN idiom is not an error, and an error does not rise to the dignity of an idiom. An idiom is a crisp, compact form of speech, full of condensed, vigorous meaning, but defiant of all rules of grammar or logic; as, look out, let go, let alone, hold on (meaning stop), I can't stand it, etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
