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

ing mathematical or abstract signs;
indexes" when meaning tables of
contents.
inferior-when you say IAN inferior ar
ticle' you suggest comparison, but
with what? However, general usage
sanctions this use Of the word.
in our midst-thls is the locution TO which
Charles A. Dana so strenuously OBJ
jects. What Is wrong with 1t? I'm our
midst exactly equals ''in the midst of
u.s." any way you look at it. We can
not get the sense of any difference
through our head; nor does the Stand
ard dictionary enlighten us, except to
say that "in our midst" has eminent
sanction.
in so far as-the first word is unnecessary.
italic--both 'i's short; accent on second
syllable
jeopardze-derived from jeopardy; good
word of eminent sanction, gradually
replacing leopard"
jew, Hebrew, Israel!te-a good distinction,
not made clear in the dictionary, is to
remember that Hebrew names the Ian
guagc and race Of the lsraete ma
ton; while Jew names the believer in
the Jewish religion.
jewery--a collective noun, referring 10
many jewels.
journal-derived from the Frslch from
the Latin "diurnalis," meaning daily.
10 say daily journal" Is, therefore,
in literal Interpretation. equivalent
10 saying n daily daily" while there
is no such thing as weekly journal
u (daily) or monthly journal daily. II
ia doubtful though, II this word can be
restored to its true meaning.
kinsman-to be preferred to the looscc
words "relatiye," relation" 'cOnneC-
h ton"
/ lady-the feminine of lord, hence a wo-
man of refined and superior tastes.
As indicating a mere distinction of sex
is q sheer Vulgarism: as. John Smith
and lady" for john Smith and woman
or wife" woman is word that
| carries with 1t no reproach; fortunately
I most women are ladies'.
| laryngitis-third syllable accented, long
81"
| last. latter-the former word being super
/ latve, must refer to three or more OBJ
jeCts; the latter, being comparative, 10
/ not more than two objects.
/ lay, lie--thc former Is Il verb transitivc,
always requiring an object; the latter
q verb ntransitive, not taking an oh
ject. Lays" principal parts are:
"lay." "laid' "laid;" lies" "lie,"
LAY" "iain"
learn-nCt to be used for teach" as, Il
viii learn 0oaCh you Crock"
( cngthened-cOrrect as Il verb in partcip-
ial form: as, He heightened the dis
course" Incorrect as an adjective; as,
"He quoted Il heightened passage"
| lengthy-a stronger word than long suS-
gesting tediousness. lengthy ser
mon is an unusually long and tedious
sermon.
lenSthways, cndways. sldcways-say, In
stead, lengthwise, endwise. sidewise.
] lpGsar-lO irrppuloI rDmplTatiVp of pIni-
nent sanction.
| lethargic-accentedo on the second syllable.
/ likc-should not be used for "as;" as,
'she thinks like ,as> do"
limited-faultily used for small, "scant,"
slight" etc "Limited" implies a
measurement or stalking out, q fixing
of limits.
lot, lots-as. 81 sold lot of tickets" "he
had lots of fun" are colloquialisms al
most vulgar. Better be on the safe
side by using neither word in this
sense
love, like--wc Glove" God. our wives and
our children; we like" roast beef or
chewing gum. Lovely" should not
he applied unfortunately to objects
that please the senses.
| lyceum--accented on the second syllable.
mad-moans crazy, not merely angry.
make-one. strictly speaking, does not
make" money unless he be a counter
fciter; he gains" earns" or "ac-
quires" it.
maniacal-second syllable accented, long
"i
marltal-applles to husbands only.
meroly-not equivalent to simply" al
though the distinction is fine one.
middling-not permissible as an adverh.
mighty-to say He was mighty weak" Is
a coloquialism hardly of sufficient dig
nifty to pass into literature.
mistakcn-erroneously used so times out of
every hundred yet everybody knows
that when he is mistaken he Is not, as
the word means literally, ''mis-taken," ,"
chat is taken amiss) but merely in cr-
ror. one cannot now change the gen
y cral usage of this word.
museum-second syllable accented.
Mussulman-pluralized as NIussumans.
nice-means characterized by dlscrimlna-
tion and judgment, refined, modest,
fastidlous, exactly fitted or adjusted,
apt, accurate; therefore not to be used
for pretty" agreeable" pleasant"
none-may be either singular or plural;
but most frequently plural as, none
of these words are now current"
nor or-"or" couples synonyms: nor
alternatives; as, "He has no money or
credit" credit here meaning an ampll-
ncullOn OF money. III lie mas no
money nor credit credit means an al
tentative.
occult-second syllable accented.
of all others-"He is the greatest patriot
of ALL" not, "of all Others"
of any-the statement that n newspaper
has the largest circulation of any IN
the city, is wrong; it should have the
largest of all. or largcr than any other.
off-"Get off the earth" not, get Off Of
the earth"
onerous--first 90 is short.
only-a difficult word 10 regulate. The
general rule of the Standard dictionary
Is "to place the only next to the word
or phrase TO be qualified, Arranging
the rest of the sentence so that no
word or phrase that the word might be
regarded as qualifying shall adjoin ii
on the other side" as, "Only his moth
cr smoke to him" instead of His mo tn
er only spoke to him"
onto--eXpresses shade OF meaning not
expressed by any other word; hence
sure to become word in good stand.
ing.
orate-contemptuous expression meaning
"to talk windily." In that sense, good
although coloquial
{ ordeal-accented on the first syllable.
r-tho-op-lst--third syllable accented
short "e."
{ overflow properly used to express moro
ihan;" as, "He ate over dozen np
pies" This usage, however is sharply
criticized
padrone-three syllables, second one ac
cented.
pnpyrus--sec syllable accented.
paresls-frst syllable accented.
E party-eXcept in law does not equal per
son.
; people-many persons. Say "thrce per
sons" instead of three people"
perfect--not absolute but relative as com
, monty used; hence "more perfect" an,
''most perfect" are admissible.
plenty-"Fruit Ia plentiful" not fruit Il
| plenty"
preuedonce-second syllable accented.
presentaton-ilrst syllable accented
: preVcntiyc-neVer preventative"