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As noun the word may take the s; as, "His whereabouts are uncertain."

Whole, not to be used with reference to individual persons or things; as, "The whole of the soldiers were out to-day." Use all; and restrict whole to something of which nothing is lacking.

Wholesome, see healthful.

Whoever, whomever, question as to case-form in certain constructions; see page 56.

Whose else, preferable to who else's. See anybody else's, somebody else's.

Widow woman, the word woman is superfluous. Biblical usage is

obsolete.

Wight, an archaism, too quaint for ordinary modern style.

Will and Shall; for use of these auxiliaries, see Rule 21, page 60.

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INDEX.

INDEX.

Absolute degree of adjectives (Rule

18), 57.

Accents, test of, for flowing expres-

sion (Rule 73), 162.
Adaptation in rhetoric, 4.

Adjective phrases first, for suspense,

129.

Adjectives, absolute degree of (Rule
18), 57.

Adverbial modifiers first, for sus-
pense, 129.
Alone for only, 71.

Alternative, important, preparation
for (Rule 37), 100.

Ambiguity and its opposite (Rule
3), 12.

Amplification, like modes together
(Rule 97), 231.

Analogy, use of in argument and

exposition (Rule 125), 274.
Antecedent, agreement of pronoun
with (Rule 30), 80.
Antecedent, prominence of (Rule
33), 89.

Antecedent, repetition of, in refer-

ence, 91.

ANTECEDENTS, WORDS WITH,88-100.
Antiquated words and forms (Rule
10), 33.

Antithesis (Rule 69), 152.
APPENDICES, 277-332.

Apposition for rapidity, 140.

Argument a fortiori, 273.
ARGUMENTATION, 268-276.
Argumentation by analogy (Rule
125), 274.

Argumentation by deduction (Rule
121), 270.

Argumentation by deduction, cau-
tion for (Rule 122), 271.
Argumentation by example (Rule
123), 272.

Argumentation by example, caution
for (Rule 124), 273.
Argumentation by induction (Rule
119), 269.

Argumentation by induction, caution
for (Rule 120), 269.

Articles and possessives, repetition
of (Rule 43), 109.
Association of words for descriptive
effect, 148.

Balance, principle of (Rule 84),
203.

Balance, repetition for (Rule 55),

131.

Balanced sentences (Rule 90), 213.
Bathos, 130.

Beginning of sentence (Rule 81),
198.

Bookish terms, caution regarding

(Rule 6), 24.

Brevity in style, effects of, 136.

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