Word: style
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...examination was thoroughly academic, covering English literature from the earliest Anglo-Saxon poetry down to Thomas Hardy, with only a few questions on William Shakespeare or the late 19th century writers. One question was to "show by an analysis of the content, style or diction of three of the following passages in what ways they are characteristic of their authors or of the times in which they were written." The passages were taken from William Langland, Edmund Spenser, Samuel Johnson, Charles Lamb, Lord Byron...
Today's game will mark the second trial of the Baltimorean style of play at Harvard. Coach Jeffers has substituted this method of play for the Canadian style as taught by the former coach, Talbot Hunter. The chief difference between the two forms is that the Baltimorean lays more stress on teamwork and aggressiveness...
...dislike TIME. As a matter of fact, there is no magazine that I read which has such bad taste-the Heflin article-or such smart-alecky style. Your "inside stuff" is commendable, but Variety has far more than you, and is also amusing...
...assured that I will not renew it until either you change your style, or start a phonograph record department, both classical and modernistic, as some one suggested in your columns a year or so ago. Records in the classical field, notably in America-Victor and Columbia-and particularly in the modernistic field-Okeft-have improved tremendously, and I'm sure that quite a few of your subscribers would be interested in such a department...
...best free press agents you have. Personally, if I could find time to read only one weekly publication, it would be yours. Keep it up. I love the style and satiric frankness...