Handbook of Idiomatic English, as Now Written and Spoken

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Excerpt from Handbook of Idiomatic English, as Now Written and Spoken: Containing Idioms, Phrases, and LocutionsNote also that 'at all' (nah) is used interrogatively, or negatively, or conditionally. 'is there anybody at all in the house?' 'no, there is nobody at all', 'if there is anything at all interesting let me know', but 'at all' is never used affirma tively. It is only in the affirmative, on the other hand, that we use such expressions as I was thunderstruck, ' I stood aghast, ' 'he smelt a rat, ' 'he is like a fish out of water, ' I beg to inform you, ' 'yes, I thought as much Lastly, as even beginners know, we ask, 'have you any paper or any pens?' And we reply negatively, I have not any, ' but affirmatively, 'i have some.' Again, we say, 'i can come any day (you the word 'any' being vague and general, but 'i will come some day, ' the word 'some' indicating a more certain and precise period. It may also be noted that 'anyone could do that' conveys a vague and general notion, whereas 'i know some one who can do it' indicates a certain known individual. 'everybody does it, ' 'as every schoolboy knows, ' on the other hand, are comprehensive terms, including all men and all boys.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.