The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-25
NIGHT SCHOOL: HOW TO DO THINGS.
THE

, learning. 6 But, Sir Anthony, l
would send her at nine years old TO a
boarding school In order to learn little
ingenuity and artifice. Then, sir, she
would have superciious knowledge in
accounts. and | would have her instruct
ed in geometry, that she might know
something of contagious countries. This,
Sir Anthony, is what I would have a wo-
man know" These plumbers of Sheridan's
famous character might seem exaggerat-
ed If we did not hear in our own day
of an aspiring mother in real life who
took her daughter to Europe ito study
under the old masters, who mad bust
made or her daughters hand, ana VINO
on landing from the steamer was so glad
to get on terra Gotta again III time
served the present writer could give many
similar illustrations from his own ooser-
walton. In every case the misuse of
word leaves an unpleasant impression on
the mind of cultured person Unfor-
tunately since the number of words IN
our language is very large 1t is fmpos-
sble to mention all the cases in which
words have been or may be mistaken for
one another. In general a writer or
speaker must depend upon dictionaries or
book synonyms to supplement what he
has learned through observation. All that
can be attempted here IL to distinguish
some words frequently COMPOUNDED.
Ability, capacity-Ability is the power of
doing; capacity. the power of containing,
of understanding, of acquiring. as The
capacity of the room Is not large; Each
gave according to his ability.
Affect, effect--To affect is ITO act upon"
ito influence: to effect is ito bring
about: as ''She was greatly affected by
the news; They went home without eff
fecting their purpose"
Aggravating. irritating-In good use ag-
gravating means making heavier, more
grave worse in some way" 1t is often
misused for irritating, exasperating or
provoking. The following sentences are
correct: Some of his remarks We're very
Irritating texasperating provoking): THE
crime was committed under aggravating
circumstances"
Allusion, Illusion, delusion-An allusion
is an indirect reference to something not
definitely mentioned. Roughly speaking.
an Illusion is an error of vision; delusion,
OF Judgment, In literary and popular
use an illusion is an unreal appearance
presented in any way to the bodily or the
mental vision; it Is often pleasing harm
less. or even useful delusion Is
mental error or deception and may have
regard to things actually existing There
were two illusions to the riots in his ser
mon The cleverest men are often un-
der delusion about women: THE mi
rage is an illuson.'
Among, between--Among is the proper
word when reference is to more than two
persons or things, or groups of persons
or things; between. when the reference is
70 Two only as; He divided the apples
ing between Japan and Russia"
Amount. quantity, number = Amount
means sum total" and Is used of num-
bers or quantities; quantity is used of
things which are measured; number. of
~, expenses vary In amount" "Gullver
asked the king of Lilliput for a large num-
per OF iron bars and considerable guam
tfty of rope"
At. tn--Before names of places to denote
where, AT Is used when the place Is SO
small as to be treated as mere point, or
mere point; in is used when It is desired
to make prominent the idea within the
bounds of, as. He arrived at Liverpool
In the morning and remained In that city
Two DAYS. Before the M 10
place In which the speaker dweIls, If the
place Is or any size. n is generally pre-
rerred TO at, unless the place Is so re-
mote that 1t dwindles in the mental vision
to point.
Avocation, INSTRUMENTATION means
something aside from ones regular call
ing" "by-work as, LET your baseball
be a pastime.. not trade let 1t be your
avocation not your VOCATION
Back of-Back of. though frequently
heard In conversation and sometimes seen
IN print. Is not In good use.
meaning the difference between two
sides of an account" Is a, commercial
term. and cannot properly be used for
sons or things. and of large as we'll as
OF small parts. Remainder is used only
OF things, and denotes a comparatively
small part The following sentences are
correct: HE has a balance at his bank
er's:" "the rest of the boys stayed be-
mind the remainder Cor .resu of the
houi was spent III CONDENSATION.
Both, EACH every--Roth, meaning "the
two. and not merely one of them"
groups objects as. Both were men of
hot temper" Each means .'all of any
number. considered one by one" as
Each boy recited In his turn" Every
means AL of any number considered as
composing p group or class as Every
pupil should have a dictionary and use
II freely"
Bound. observation-disclosures properly
means Obliged "fated." or under ne
cessity." as, "A man Is bound by his
word" I'VE hold ourselves in gratitude
bound to receive all such per-
sons In the sense of Determined"
bound Is not In good use. In the sense
of sure" 1t Is in colloquial but not In
literary use.
BY. with--To introduce the agent of
an action by Is now commonly used. the
material instrument tool is usually
introduced by with, as. Duncan was MUIR
dered by Macbeth with dagger"
Note--This completes the series of les
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