The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-23

resource-accentcd on the last syllable.
sacrileglous--thrd syllable accented; /;
long &C."
scarcely-do not confuse with hardly"
1t refers TO quantity; as, scarcely q
bushel;" while hardly" refers to de-
gree; as, 1T was hardly correct"
set, sit-we Sit down, but 'set" a box
down.
sewage, sewerage-the former is the re-
fuse matter which the latter system
of sewers carries away.
shall will; would, should-futurity is eX-
pressed by shall" in the first person.
and by will" in the second ana third,
while determination Is expressed by
''will'' in the first. ana by "shall'' in the
second and third. Would" and
should" follow out this rule.
sight-only used by the vulgar for "quan-
tity' or number as, sights of peo-
pie" for many people"
since-used instead of ago" when refer
ring to quite recent past time.
sojourn-a temporary residence in n place
not ones home. stop at II hotel
means to come to Il standstill there
''sojourn" at a hotel means 10 live
there, for a time.
some-referS TO both quantity and num-
ber.
splendid-properly means shining" gilt
tcrng," 'lustrous,' ''magnlilcent,"
imposing gorgeous" 'illusti-
Gus" grand" "glor.ous;" not, there
fore, agreeable" pheasant" as "a
splendid time"
stop-an instantaneous, not n continuous
action. one STOPS" as one starts,
suddenly; one "sjays" over night at
| an inn.
strcken-unless implying misfortune, bet
| ter say Struck"
succeed-one can succeed" /. e., follow,
! another; one cannot Succeed himself.
ted!ous-has three syllabes.
| Terpsichoroan-fou syllable accented.
thon-a suggested pronoun, third per-
son, common gender, meaning that
one, he, she or it,"
| tot Is permissible to split the infnit-
i've" The best writers DO this.
| transmigratc-accont on the first syllable
| transpire-means "tO become known
through unnoticed channels; TO exhale
as 1t were, into publicity through in.
visible pores" Hence, never to be used
INTERCHANGEABLE with occurred OF
happened"
| ugly-uSed in England to describe appear.
ance; in the United States also to de,
scribe quality. Thus, an ugly woman
in England Is a woman who isn't hand
| some; but in this country she may be
handsome but vicious.
| unfrequented-thirl syllable accented.
| un!que-mcanS unparalleled without 8
duplicate or rival; hence, not simply
strange or curious.
urea-lirst syllable accented.
| uttcr-as an adjective is always used II
an unfavorable sense.
vagary-seqond syllable accented
valued, valuable--a friend is valued" oi
f.l,. L -, 1t.
varola-sccond syllable accented; Ion.
81"
venal, vcnial- deliberate betrayal of
trust Is a "venal' sin; the theft Of {
loaf of bread is a ''ven!al' one.
versc-one line Of poetry; not Il stanza.
virulent-short 81" not "er"
voluntarily-first syllable accented.
wharf-in the plural, either "wharfs" o,
"wharves."
who-!mproperly used for "whom" in tn,
sentence, who do you refer tor"
Whose-the use of whose" in place of 80
which" is good style; as, Poetry
whose chief purpose" etc
Without-never to be used for unless
or Except as Without he come,
cannot 60"
Wi e7s, see-one can "witness" a murder
but one cannot "witness" house.
zodaical-second syllable accented: Ion,
| . "i"
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