The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-25
The ADVERTISERS
 M HOME STUDY CIRCLE

as. "I had do." you had do." he had do." The person who says he hadn't ought to. is on the level With the small
 hoy who says he eugnten:er." Let us
 n the future eliminate had from the company of ought" and use the cot-
 rect form. viz: ,''ife ought to do ft' or
 he ought not to do It."
 ERRORS OF THE CAREFUL SPEAKER.
 Il is the careful speaker who errs In saying "nobody's else" Nobody else says "nobody's else," for everybody else says. nobody elses." The careful speaker reads some nice little book on What to Say and What Not to Say"
 in which the author warns the reader to beware of the faliacy nobody elses." But everybody else who has not read What to Say and What Not to Say" continues to say nobody else's." instead of 'nobody's else." un- til the careful speaker feels that he would like to buy whole edition of What to Say" etc., and present copy to each of his friends. In the phrase nobody else" else Is
 ordinarily an adverb. because a quasi adjective. The writers who object to
 nobody else's" say that, inasmuch as
 an adjective cannot be put in the pos
 sessive case. the possession must be in- dicated by nobody" This would be true were it not for the fact that the | phrase nobody else" has a unitary | mean ming and in consequence the pos. | session. must be indicated by "else' and mot by nobody" For those who have | lingering desire to cling to 'nobody'f else" the following rule is given: The phrases anybody else, somebody else. nobody else, etc. have a unitary meaning, as if one word, and properly take a possessive case (with the sufux at the end of the phrase): as. this If somebody else's hat; nobody elses chil- | dren act SO.
 SHOULD AND WOULD. Should and would are subject to some of the same rules as shall and Will; "I shall" you will he will. are | the correct forms to indicate fu'uri1y | when there Is no volition on the Tart oi the speaker. II should" you would
 "he would" are the corresponding forms which indicate past time. Futurity-Shall and will. followed hv | the infinitive without "to. form the
 future lenses in the indicative mood.
 Volition means the act of willing. IT
 the forms q shall." you will" me
 will" the first person neither asserts his will nor controls the will Of tht
 second or third person. | SnOulQ Ike tO sec AiiA ID so'A~ ~s because there is no yolition on the parl of the speaker. "I should" expresses
 condition beyond the control of the Will | If ] were you I should studI
 French" is correct. because plan is ex
 pressed by 'I should" Tt would be my
 plan to study French" Plan Is express.
 ed in the following: If were you
 should go to town It would be m,
 plan to go to town" If were you
 should accept the offer;" Tt would b'
 my plan to accept the offer" l II know should go." etc.. is correct
 because duty Is expressed by should
 The meaning is. ought to go; i'
 my duty to go. ,,
 ''He would go every day for his mail etc. is correct, because custom is ex' 1 pressed by would. The meaning is.. Il was his custom to go every day for hi' | mail
 T would never give my consent" 1: l correct. because resolution is expressed
 by "l would" The meaning is. have | resolved not to give my consent. Custom Is expressed by would. Duty
 is expressed by should.
 & A CONVERSATION. | Mrs. A.-Since our last conversation | Think I have improved very much 1T
 my English I never say T would ike 1 for T should like" nor T will be ohlig
 ed'' for "I shall be obliged. In fact.
 know I do not make nearly as many