The Standard of Usage in English
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A vocation is strictly a man's calling, the main occupation of his life. An avocation is some- thing which simamons him away temporarily from its pursuit, whether it be of the nature of diversion or of business. To confuse the two senses is therefore a loss to the language. So again the proper use of allu4e in the sense of hinting at or suggesting a person or thing with- out direct mention carries with it a delicate dis- tinction in usage which it is most desirable to 158 Digitized by VjOOQ IC ...SCHOOL-MASTERING THE SPEECH retain. Yet there is no question that both avocation in the sense of vocation and allude with the mention of person or thing, have been em- ployed not simply by ordinary men, but by speakers and writers of high cultivation, and in a few instances of high authority. So long as the greatest authors do not present a united front against such usage the proper signification of the words is in danger of being lost. To that extent the language is made the poorer. Were all of this class of writers to fail us here, we would have to regret the impairment of the speech thereby produced.
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A vocation is strictly a man's calling, the main occupation of his life. An avocation is some- thing which simamons him away temporarily from its pursuit, whether it be of the nature of diversion or of business. To confuse the two senses is therefore a loss to the language. So again the proper use of allu4e in the sense of hinting at or suggesting a person or thing with- out direct mention carries with it a delicate dis- tinction in usage which it is most desirable to 158 Digitized by VjOOQ IC ...SCHOOL-MASTERING THE SPEECH retain. Yet there is no question that both avocation in the sense of vocation and allude with the mention of person or thing, have been em- ployed not simply by ordinary men, but by speakers and writers of high cultivation, and in a few instances of high authority. So long as the greatest authors do not present a united front against such usage the proper signification of the words is in danger of being lost. To that extent the language is made the poorer. Were all of this class of writers to fail us here, we would have to regret the impairment of the speech thereby produced.
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