Word: distinction
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Member of the Annex" has not been particularly happy in her contribution of "The Slow Set at the Harvard Annex." The style is rambling and uncertain, and conveys no very distinct ideas...
...last Vesper Service of the year is announced for this afternoon. The remarkable success which these services have met during the past three years shows conclusively that they fill a distinct place in the life of the University. They certainly constitute the most popular religious service we have. It is a service intended primarily for the students, and is one which must always appeal especially to them: it comes at a convenient hour, at the close of the work of the day, when every one feels that he can take a half-hour for recreation; it is not long enough...
...speech of the people in the different parts of England, and yet, in the speech of Americans there exist differences, oftentimes as slight as the mere variation in the pronunciation of some words, which indicate the existence in a more or less advanced stage, of some development of distinct dialects in the spoken language of our country. The dialect stories which have been published in the magazines have done something to awaken an interest in the subject. A few men have given the subject careful consideration, and one or two, as Professor C. F. Smith, of Vanderbilt University, have...
...Canadians are a people, distinct from the people of the United States.- Lippincott...
...team has accepted the challenge of the class of '92 M. I. T., and the match will take place next Saturday at the games of the M. I. T. Athletic Association. This is to be a separate event, entirely distinct from the open tug-of-war contests, and it should prove exceedingly interesting, as it will give the freshmen a chance to show their strength. The team will be composed of H. Allen, anchor; M. M. Smith, No. 3; M. I. Motte (captain), No. 2, and H. L. Grant...