The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-11-09

quislte on the second syllable, you
saw u miracle. When acceDt ted
thus, the word has q certain rich.
ness of sound that makes it very
attractive q had almost said ex-
quisite), but our aim being pre-
cision rather than euphouy, let US
agree to pronounce the word &C.
qaisite.
The following words arc pro.
nounced-Esther { b silent), Uran-
US, Aolus, gratis, data, strata,
horizon, abdomen, verbstim. pa.
tent, patent-right, habeas corpus,
alias, literati, bankwit (banquet),
conkwest (conquest), construe,
pleiades (la has the
sound ya), conversant, ertant, sac
riice Zee having sound of ze)
posthumous (h SILENT, leisure,
patron deficit, alternate (noun), u.s.
olated.
| now ask your closest etten-
tion while I mention some impro.
pritiss of speech that are very
common, and have recently come
under my own observation.
1t is not correct to say William
is more perfect than James. Moth
ing can be more perfect; because
perfection does not exist in differ
ent degrees. On the same prin-
ciple absolutely is superauous
in the expression 1T is absolutely
necessary
Avoid the use of equally as
Say that book is good, but this is
good; or This book is as
good as that.
Do not use but after else. Say,
l saw no one but John-or l saw
no one else than (not out) John.
A certain lady when asked how
she enjoyed a ride, exclaimed
sOh! 1 had gorgeous time! Shade
of Webster! What kind of a time
had she? Another lady, on being
asked how she enjoyed an enter.
tainment, exclaimed, %, | had a
delicious timel' One saU her time
and 1t was gorgeous; the other
tasted hers and it was delicious.
A very common error is the
use of a plural adjective with a
noun, in sentences Of
these kind; 1 say these kind, I
mean this kind i don't like
those kind of men,, Il am not fond
of these sort of apples Ifyou
may correctly say, those sort: or
these kind, it is correct TO say
those boy is awk~ ard, 'tlese man
is kind
Never use 'over' when you
mean more thar Say i saw
more than twenty men ) He ls
more than fourteen years DID,
Do not say There were less
than forty men, when there were
fewer than forty men.
You allude to a thing when you
advert. or refer to it in a playful
manner. The Latin is al ludere.
When one says 4 feel badly
l at once think that his sense Of
touch is defective. Yet, persons
who are never guilty of saying 1t
tastes goodly-She looks beauti-
fully, l feel sickly, are babitually
guilty of using the forms, l feel
badly, she felt awkwardly.
When you think or suppose
you neither reckon nor guess.
When your Dulcinea says 'ex-
cuse me, l have a previous en-
gagemeDt,' she means that she
has on engagement precious to
what? 1t is enough to say 4
have an engagement Even that
is often too much to be perfectly
agreeable.
When you mean that a state
mcnt was oral, do not say verbal.
A verbal statement may be either
written or spoken
Use the forms-He told US (not
we) boys-There's nothing be-
tween him and me (not y, Lets
you and me 60.
You would smile if should say
l went to party last night, and
saw twelve parties. Do not use
party for person.
If any member Of the congre-
CATION wishes to connect them
selves with the church they will
come forward while the choir
sings Who will come forward ?
Theyl Any member! &! The clergy
men begins with any member, but
atterward speaks of him as they.
In sentences of that kind it is bet.
ter to use the pronounce he as OF