Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-21

ture of the press is, on the other hand,
constantly improving, and in the lhst ten
years that improvement has been marked.
Still there ia chance for improvement,
and it occurs to us that the besetting sin
of our newspaper writer's at this time is
devotion to absurd isms-for example, the
two common use of that negroism .'hke"
for ''as IT," 'sIt looks like it was going to
rain" This absurdity runs riot in points
south of Mason and Dixon's line, and has
crept across the line here in the west to
shock us with sporadic appearance In
our diurnal publications.
There is no such word as wendell"
the past of t'wend" is event" A man
cannot be said to have wendell his way
He either went his way or he has went his
way.
likewise" Is often erroneousiy USED Tor
tfalso;" '1ikewise" couples actions or states
of being; "also" classes together things or
qualities.
Commence should not be used when be-
gin can be instead.
Transpire is never a synonym of hap
pen.
Weary is transitive verb only; it is
wearies of life"
Do not use Gin our midst" when you
mean Sin the midst of us."
Do not use "anyhow" when you mean
'fanyway"
Be exceedingly careful in placing that
small but potent word "only." Nine
times out of ten it is misplaced.
Do not confound 'tevidence" with ties
timony."
Never use "above" as an adjective.
"The above extract" is barbarism. Nor
should you ever use "then" as an adjec-
tive. g., "the then king"-awful
Do not confound "try" with "make. "
You make-not try-an experiment.
A common error is the use of "e1ces-
sive1y" when "exceedingly'' is intended.
Do not confound :sneYer'' with s'ever;'
"neve1'' is an adverb of time, lever" may
be an adverb of degree.
The sun "sets' and hen "sits."
A proposal and a proposition are differ,
ent things.
Be careful not to confound "allude'
with ssrefer" or "advert."
$50" is an adverb of degree and "such'
is On adjective of kind.
s"There is no such word as 'pantaloons
in the English language. York
Sun, July, 1885.
Webster justifes the use of ethan" al
preposition-"Than whom no better
man lives" Webster means well enough
There is no such word as ''jeopardize;'
the word is leopard"
| Nv oman lS AnglO-Sa1On, lazy
Anglo-Saxon and female" is French.
'Lurid" means CHASTITY pale, gloomy o.
dismal
Graveyard" Anglo-saxon; Fsburyint
ground" Anglo-Saxon; cemetery,
Latin.
"Restive" must not be COMPOUNDED will
RESTLESS"
"say," "speak," "ten," "answer"-al
Anglo-Saxon; "recite," "narrate," "al
, lege," declare" "affirm," strespond"-al
Latin; "remark, !" "reply," "recount"-al
French.
''Indices" are algebraic signs; "inde1es
, are tables of contents.
{ Never say Gin this connection" whel
you mean Gin connection with this"
J That is "complete'' which has all it
> parts; "entire'' which has not been divi
ded; "whole'' from which nothing ha
, been taken. "Total' refers to the aggre
gate of the parts.
"Dead," Anglo-Sa1on; deceased" oil
t English; "demised," French; "defunct,
Latin.
| Never separate the infnitive; example
"He promised to speedily comply"
, proceed" is French; Ego on" is Angle
= Saxon.
4 Do not suffer Mr.. Addison or anybod
3 else to bluff you out of that noble wor
8 "that'
Never use, except in humorous way
those hackneyed phrases and hoary word
! of which notorious specimens art
8 "Light fantastic toe" stmine host" "hi
: good lady," beautiful and accomplished,
1 "wee sma' hours" "groaned with the del
cacies of the season." ''speckled beauties,
l "creme de la creme" "dull sickenin
thud" and RECHERCHE"