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How to Speak and Write Correctly

by Joseph Devlin

This is a 1910 guide for those who wish to learn how to correctly (though maybe not “properly”) create sentences, use figures of speech, write letters, and more, all while choosing the right words and doing it with style. Joseph Devlin’s words may not all be relevant still today, but at least it sounds good when it’s read aloud!

(Summary by Andrew Lebrun).

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Total running time: 5:42:01

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• 00 – Introduction – 00:02:31
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  Read by: Andrew Lebrun
• 01 – Requirements of Speech – 00:12:43
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  Read by: David Barnes
• 02 – Essentials of English Grammar – 00:40:46
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  Read by: Ophelia Darcy
• 03 – The Sentence – 00:29:20
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  Read by: David Barnes
• 04 – Figurative Language – 00:17:34
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  Read by: Sean McGaughey
• 05 – Punctuation – 00:33:10
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  Read by: Kara Shallenberg
• 06 – Letter Writing – 00:26:31
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  Read by: Rosalind Wills
• 07 – Errors – 00:26:37
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  Read by: Hugh McGuire
• 08 – Pitfalls to Avoid – 00:37:21
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  Read by: David Barnes
• 09 – Style – 00:27:44
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  Read by: Andrew Lebrun
• 10 – Suggestions – 00:18:34
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  Read by: Esther
• 11 – Slang – 00:17:37
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  Read by: Kristin Hughes
• 12 – Writing for Newspapers – 00:18:59
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  Read by: Andrew Lebrun
• 13 – Choice of Words – 00:13:33
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  Read by: Kara Shallenberg
• 14 – English Language – 00:14:22
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  Read by: Denny Sayers
• 15 – Masters and Masterpieces of Literature – 00:04:39
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  Read by: Kirsten Ferreri

Cataloged on February 25, 2007