Each, before verbal nouns, 63-64; or Erratum, many, 48.
all, 70; for every, 126.
Each other, redundant, 78.
Each other, one another, 70.
EARLE, JOHN, 30, 181.
Ease, 253-269; defined, 201; impor-
tance of, 258; in two senses, 253;
uneuphonious words or phrases,
254-255; repeated sounds, 255-
257; repeated words, 257-260;
easy or clumsy construction, 260-
261; in number of words, 262-
263; too few words, 262; too many
words, 262-263; in order of words,
264-269; position of single words,
264-265; place of insignificant
words, 264-265; position of phrases
and clauses, 265-267; sentence-
endings, 267-269.
Easy or easily, 121.
Eat for ate, 91-92.
Eaves, plural noun, 45.
Editorial, as noun, 59.
Either, or any one, 69-70; with plural
verb, 105; at end of negative sen-
tence, 160-161.
Elective, as noun, 58.
Electric for electric car, 58
Electrocute, 116.
Elevator or lift, 28.
-Ess, nouns in, 48-49.
-Est, superlatives in, 19-20.
Euphony, defined, 9; in articles, 32;
in nouns, 42, 43; in pronouns, 67,
68, 69, 72, 74, 76. See Ease.
Even, misplaced, 136.
Everywheres, 118.
Examine into, 151.
Examples, miscellaneous, of good
and bad English, 162-170.
Exceptionable for exceptional, 127–
Exclusive, redundant, 123.
Exposition for exhibition, 181.
Factor, 29, 51.
Fail up, 125.
Farouche, 182-183.
Feature, 51.
Figurative expressions. See Words.
Final dénouement, 164.
Finance, as verb, 116.
First four better than four first, 127.
Firstly, 119.
Flown for flowed, 79.
Focus, to, 28.
Follow after, 151.
For for to, 144, 259.
For to for to, 141.
Force, 231-252; defined, 201; im-
portance of, 231; requirements of,
231; in choice of words, 232-238;
in use of connectives, 232-235;
dangling participles, 235; active or
passive voice, 235-238; too many
words, 238–241; in order of words,
241-252; how to begin a sentence,
242-243; how to end a sentence,
243-248; antithesis, 248-249; cli-
max, 249-252.
Foreign origin, nouns of, 47-48.
Foreign words and phrases, 181-186.
Foreword, 31.
Formulas or formulæ, 48.
Four first for first four, 127.
Foyer, 182.
Fraicheur, 182.
FREEMAN, E. A., 249, 288.
Freight for freight train, 58.
French words and phrases, 181-186.
From, for by or with, 144; redun-
dant, 150.
Habitual habit, 124.
Hadn't ought, 82.
HALL, FITZEDWARD, 82, 138, 139, 140.
Hanged or hung, 79.
Hardly, don't, 160.
Hath, 27.
HAZLITT, WILLIAM, 249.
He, for him, 62; standing for any-
body, everybody, each, neither, 76.
HEAD, SIR EDMUND, 87.
Headquarters, singular and plural, 45.
Helpmate for helper, 55.
Her for she, 62.
HERRICK, ROBERT, 139.
Him for he, 62.
Him for his with being, 63.
Hire for let, 112.
Historical present tense, 97.
HODGSON, W. B., 129, 208.
Home for house, 51; for at home, 149.
HOMER, 205.
Hon. Smith, 166.
Hooves, 27.
How for that, 154.
| Humans, 59.
Hung pendent, 124.
I or me, 61-62.
-Ics, nouns in, 45-46.
Idiom, English and un-English, 203-
211; foreign, 203–205.
If for though, 154.
Ignorami, 48.
Illusions for allusions, 55.
9; of pronouns, 10-12; of verbs, | Long sentences. See Sentences.
12-19; of adjectives, 19-20; of
-Ing, repetition of, 256-257.
Inside of for within, 141.
Long words. See Words.
LONGFELLOW, H. W., 195.
Loose sentences. See Sentences.
Interjections, defined, 4; no inflec- Love for like, 109.
MACAULAY, T. B., 30, 138, 176, 252, 289.
Making or being made, 236.
Materialize, 113.
Mauvais sujet, 183.
IRVING, WASHINGTON, 176, 251, 253, May or can, 82-83.
Jug or pitcher, 28.
JUNIUS, 249, 302.
Me for 1, 61-62.
Mean for meanly, 120.
Means, when singular, when plural, 45.
Measles, singular and plural, 45.
MEIKLEJOHN, J. M. D., 148.
Memoranda or memorandums, 48.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL, 30, 138, 176, 193, Memorial for Memorial Hall, 58.
KEATS, JOHN, 189, 195.
Kine, 27.
Laborites, 58.
La grippe, the, 184.
Later on, 124.
Latin, words and phrases, 186; abla-
tive absolute, 205.
Lay or lie, 80-81.
Lead for led, 92.
Learn for teach, 80.
Lease for hire, 112-113.
Leave for let, 80.
Less for fewer, 118.
Liable for likely, 128.
Lie or lay, 80-81.
Lift or elevator, 28.
Light-complected, 118.
Like, for likely, 118; for as, 152.
Likely for probably, 118.
Lit, for alighted, 80; for lighted, 92.
Littérateur, 183.
Loan for lend, 80.
Locate, 80.
Men-clerks for Man-clerks, 46-47.
Mere dead letter, 124.
Meretricious for meritorious, 128.
MERIVALE, CHARLES, 193.
Metaphors, mixed, 193-195.
Métier, 183.
Midst, in our, in their, 44.
MILTON, JOHN, 176, 291.
MINTO, WILLIAM, 299.
Miscellaneous examples of good and
bad English, 162–170.
Misused, nouns, 50-56; pronouns,
61-76; verbs, 109–115; adjectives,
125-134; adverbs, 125-134; prep-
ositions, 142-148; conjunctions,
Mixed metaphors, 193–195.
Monotony, dangers of, 197, 302.
Mood, or mode, indicative, 16; sub-
junctive, 16; imperative, 16; in-
finitive, 16; conditional, 17; poten-
tial, 17; emphatic, 17; optative,
17; of determination, 17; obliga-
tory, 17; indicative or subjunc-
tive, 98-101.
More, comparatives in, 20; for better,
Most, superlatives in, 20; for almost, | Number of words, as affecting clear-
ness, 221-225; force, 238-241;
ease, 262-263.
Most of for better than, 119.
Mother-in-laws for mothers-in-law, 46. | Nuptials, plural noun, 45.
Mouchoir, 183.
Moue, 183.
Much, for great, 119; omission of, Obscurity, in use of pronouns, 213-
123; for many, 126.
Muchly, 119.
Must, referring to past time, 83.
Mutual, 128.
Mutual friend, 128-129.
Mutually, redundant, 124.
National use, 28-29; defined, 28; not
local, 28; not professional, 28; for
an American, 28; not foreign, 29;
advantage and risk of departing
from, 29.
Near-by, as adjective, 130.
Née, 29, 183, 184.
Negatives, double, 159–161.
Neighbor, as verb, 115–116.
218; in use of participles, 218; in
use of nouns and other parts of
speech, 219-221; from omission of
nouns, 221-222; from omission of
pronouns, 222; from omission of
verbs, 223; from omission of ad-
verbs and other parts of speech,
223-224; from redundancy, 224-
225; from the misplacing of words,
225-227; from the misplacing of
phrases and clauses, 227-230.
Observance or observation, 55.
Odds, singular and plural, 45.
Of, for between, for, in, into, over, with,
145-146; omission of, 149; redun-
dant, 141, 150.
Neither, with plural verb, 105; at end off of, 150.
of negative sentence, 160.
New Style English, 177-180.
NEWMAN, CARDINAL, 138, 253.
News, these, 45.
Nom de guerre, 184.
Nom de plume, 184.
Nor, singular subjects connected by,
105; in double negatives, 160.
Nouns, defined, 1; proper, 6; com-
mon, 6; collective, 6; concrete, 6;
abstract, 7; inflections, declensions,
7-9; number, 7; case, 8-9; sign of
possessive case, 41-43; possessive
case or of, 43-44; singular or plu-
ral, 45-47; of foreign origin, 47-
48; in -ess, 48-49; in -ist, 49; ab-
breviated forms, 49-50; misused,
50-56; list of misused, 56; not
nouns, 57-59; adjectives used as,
58-59; collective, with singular or
plural verbs, 106-108.
Now, as adjective, 131.
Nowhere near for not nearly, 119.
Nuance, 183.
Old Style English, 177-180.
Omissions of articles, 36-39; of pro-
nouns, 77-78; of verbs, 108; of ad-
verbs, 123; of prepositions, 149.
See also Clearness; Ease.
On, for of, 141; for at, to, 146; re-
dundant, 150.
On the docket, 28.
On to, 146.
Once, redundant, 124; for after, 131.
One or the one, 36; one, the indefinite
pro'n, 72; with his, 72; with you, 73.
One, ones, the, 71-72.
One another, each other, 70.
One-time, as adjective, 130.
Only, misplaced, 136; in double neg-
ative, 159-160.
Onto, 146.
Onus probandi, 186.
Open up, 124.
Optional, as noun, 58.
Or, singular subjects connected by,
105; for nor, 155.
Order of words, as affecting clear-
ness, 225-230; force, 241-252;
ease, 264-269.
Ought, had n't, 82.
Overworked words. See Words,
Pack for carry, 28.
Pan out, 28.
Panaceum, 48.
Paragraphs, defined, 23-24; indent-
ed, 24; characteristics of good, 305;
sentences in, 306–312; from sen-
tence to sentence, 306-310; change
in point of view, 310-312; what
a paragraph should contain, 313-|
319; from paragraph to paragraph,
319-325.
Partially for partly, 132.
Participial phrase at end of sen-
tence, 247.
Participles, in perfect tense of verbs,
14; defined, 17; present, 17-18;
past, 18; obscure, 218; dangling,
235, 247, 261.
Parts of speech, 1-5; defined, 4; how
distinguished, 5.
Party for person, 29, 51.
PECOCK, BISHOP, 139.
Per se, 186.
Periodic sentences,
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emphatic places, 265 at end of sen-
tences, 267-269.
Present use, 27; not a matter of age,
27; not a matter of origin, 27; for
verse, for prose, 27.
Prettily for pretty, 121.
Principal parts of verb, 18.
Pro and con, misused, 186.
Probate, as verb, 116.
Proceeds, plural noun, 45.
Pronounced, in French sense, 185.
Pronouns, defined, 2; personal, 9;
compound personal, 9; demonstra-
tive, 9; interrogative, 9; relative,
10; antecedent of relative, 10; re-
ciprocal, 10; distributive, 10; in-
flections, declensions, 10; number,
10; case, 11; vulgarisms, 60–61;
nominative or objective case, 61-
62; before verbal nouns, 62-64; in
-self, 64-65; which or whom, 65;
who or whom, 65-66; than whom
or than who, 66-67; whose or of
which, 67-68; which or that, 68-69;
it or that, 69; either or any one, the
latter or the last, 69-70; each or all,
70; each other, one another, 70; the
one, the other, 71; the one and the
ones, 71-72; change from one pro-
noun to another, 72-74; singular
or plural, 75-76; omitted, 77-78;
redundant, 78; obscurity in use of,
213-218; before nouns which they
stand for, 226-227.
Proper words in proper places, 201.
Proposition for proposal, 56.
Proven, 92.
Pseudonyme, 184.
Punctuation, uses of, 23.
Radii or radiuses, 48.
Railroad, as verb, 116.
Railway or railroad, 28.
Raise, as noun, 58; or rise, 81.
Reactions, 28.
Real clear, 121.
Reciprocally, redundant, 124.
Recollect of, 141.
Redundancy, of articles, 34-36; of
pronouns, 78; of adjectives and ad-
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