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LIVE AND LEARN;

A GUIDE FOR ALL WHO WISH TO

SPEAK AND WRITE CORRECTLY: particularly intended as a Book of Reference for the Solution of Difficulties connected with Grammar, Composition, Punctuation, etc, with Explanations of Latin and French words and Phrases of frequent occurrence in Newspapers, Reviews, Periodicals, and Books in general containing Examples of

ONE THOUSAND MISTAKES of Daily Occurrence, in Speaking, Writing and Pronunciation. Together with Detailed Instructions for Writing for the Press, and forms of Articles in the various departments of Newspaper Literature. 216 pages, bound in Cloth, 12mo, price 50 cents, and sent to any address free of postage.

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