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 Biblical usage is obsolete.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. INDEX. Absolute degree of adjectives (Rule 18), 57. Accents, test of, for flowing expres- sion (Rule 73), 162. Adjective phrases first, for suspense, 129. Adjectives, absolute degree of (Rule Adverbial modifiers first, for sus- Alternative, important, preparation Ambiguity and its opposite (Rule Amplification, like modes together Analogy, use of in argument and exposition (Rule 125), 274. Antecedent, repetition of, in refer- ence, 91. ANTECEDENTS, WORDS WITH,88-100. Antithesis (Rule 69), 152. Apposition for rapidity, 140. Argument a fortiori, 273. Argumentation by deduction (Rule Argumentation by deduction, cau- Argumentation by example, caution Argumentation by induction, caution Articles and possessives, repetition Balance, principle of (Rule 84), Balance, repetition for (Rule 55), 131. Balanced sentences (Rule 90), 213. Beginning of sentence (Rule 81), Bookish terms, caution regarding (Rule 6), 24. Brevity in style, effects of, 136. |