The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
The Globes SSsms.!"ay
Correct English and Flow toUse 81
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first person. viii I do this?" means
Shall 1 be able or willing to do it," No
one can aswer that question but the one
who asks it.
Shall YOU indicates that you decide.
viii your means Are you willing?"
Shall you go?". means Are you go
| ing?"
| viii you go?" means Are you will
ing to go?''
Ono asks the question, Shall you go?"
when one has no special motive for ask
ing the question.
One asks the quetion, ''Will you COZ,
when one has a motive for asking the
question. For example: "Shall you go to
| the theater?' means are you going, etc.
viii you go?" is an invitation to go.
Compare To" and "Compare With
Many people err in using the express
sion compare to- instead of compare
with"
Note-We compare when we wish to
show likeness or a difference We con-
trast when we wish to show difference
We compare to when we liken one thing
to another. We compare with when we
wish to ascertain the respective merits
of each thing; to show the likeness or
the difference, especially the difference
Examples-Compare to. ITO me it APP
peared no unjust smile to compare the
affairs of this great continent to the me-
chanism of a clock. '-Washing
Christ compared the sinner to a lost
sheep.
Compare with. Compare this piece of
goods with that and tell me which you
consider the better of the two"
Compare dead happiness with living
Woe -Shakespeare.
ITO part from ITO part with
When part is used in the sense of de-
part the proposition from is used.
Example-She parted from her friend
with many tears.
When part means to give up posses
sion the proposition with is used
EXample-He parted with all of his
possessions. She parted with her guests
with many regrets.
Differ with" Differ from"
ITO differ with" differ means unlike
it also means disagree.
ITO differ FROM" differ from is used
when difference is indicated
Example-Men differ from brutes. A
statue differs from a painting. He diff
fers from other writer's. He differs from
him in his views Of life. Differ with is
used when disagreement is indicated or
dissent by word of mouth; when antag-
onism or dispute is indicated.
Example-He differed with him and
told him to go.
Explanatory Notes.
"shall II" is the correct form interro-
cation.
Il will" expresses a resolution or a
supposition. Should is properly used
when were to- can be used in its stead.
Shall in the second or third person
indicates promise.
Should" indicates duty. Should" is
properly used when Ought can be used
in it's stead.
81 should" frequently indicates plan"
81 should" is properly used when the eX-
preston 'It would be my plan can be
used in it's stead.
81 should" or 1--WE should" indicates
past time.
''Whom is this letter for?" or For
whom is this letter." These forms are
correct because "for" is a proposition
and governs the objective case, conse-
quently the objective whom and not the
nominative who should be used in these
sentences. We say propositions govern
the objective case because the preposi-
ton insists that the noun or pronoun
which follows 1t shall be in the objective
case.
'Who is this letter for?" is incorrect,
because who" has disobeyed the COM
mand of for" which is, that the noun
or pronoun which follows it must be In
the objectce case.
Note-The noun or pronoun either fol-
lows the proposition or admits of trans
position. Thus, in the sentence Whom
is this Letter for?" v<hOm can be trans
posed so that 1t will follow the preposi-
ton, as This letter is for whom?" or
For whom is this letter.
The distinguished characteristic of
proposition is that it is always followed
(actually or by transposition) by a noun
or pronoun Tor its equivalenD in the OBJ
jective case, and. furthermore. 1t always
shows the relation existing between that
noun or pronoun and some preceding word
which may be an adjective, an adverb.
verb or q noun or pronoun.
A proposition governs noun or pro
noun in the objective case and shows the
relation between that noun or pronoun
and some preceding word, which may be
an adjective, an adverb, a verb or noun
or pronoun.
~ think shall go" Is correct. 81 shall
go IS the form of simple futurity. IT
think I shall go" is the form Of doubtful
futurity. 81 will go" means am deter
mined to go" or II promise to co.
81 think 1 will CO. literally means 81
think I am determined to CO. or "I think
promise to 60" One can express neither
a determination nor a promise when one
is only thinking about it.
II think T shall go" means "I think 1
am going, Wh1cn IS the meaning ne
wishes to convey
II think I should go" Is correct. IT
should" is the form of simple past time.
81 think should is the form Of doubt
full past. 81 would expresses resolution
or Willingness When one Is undecided,
is only thinking about 1t. one can express
neither resolution nor Willingness by the
form II think 1 would"
81 shouldn't want to go" is correct.
Our wants are our wishes, our desires and
our desires are beyond the control of the
will, and as a condition beyond the con-
troll Of the will is expressed by at should"
and not by 81 would" 81 shouldn't want
to CO. is the correct form.
81 would expresses resolution or will
ingness. To say 81 wouldn't want to co.
expresses the idea that ''I have resolved
not to want to co. or IT should be will
ing not to want to CO." And as one can
not control ones wants (wishes or de-
sires), it is incorrect to say wouldn't
want to co. II should want}to go" and
81 shouldn't want to go" are the correct
FORMS