The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
The Globes Sse%s.J"ay
Correct English and Jfov 10 Use 81.
BY JOSEPHINE TAREK BAKER.

between the vistations being Of shor,
duration But if / say II 60 To SEQ he
every ence in a while YOU can readiIv
see that every" is superfluous as il does
not ada TO the meaning which | wish ia
convey. IT go to see her once III =
while expresses my meaning ..FrvarU
once in while is a perversion Of s.once
In every while, or 'once in every little
Whlle, and to say Il go to see her
every once in a while" is as absurd AZ
TO say Il go to see her every once in q
while already"
Mrs. Al don't believe can remember
to omit EVERY" | have always used If
MRS. B-You needn't make the effort to
aNold 1t In conversation. AS | said before
1t is colloquiaIism. But if | were YOU
should not use it when writing a pa
per for the club. The expression is an
Americanism, that is, peculiar to or used
only in the United States
Mrs. elf you will excuse me I think
will make a note of that have got
my notebook with me
Mrs CT suggest that instead of saw
ing, II You will excuse me-" you should
say, 1T YOU will pardon me- and in
stead of Il think I will say IT think !
shall, and instead of 81 have got INV
| notebook" say Il have my notebook
Mrs C-Thanks, | shall try and rernem.
Der.
Mrs B.-Try to remember.
Mrs Ais it correct to say 'sThanEsq''
or should one say, Il thank YOU" in.
stead.
Mrs. BIT thank you THANK YOU
Thanks, any one of these phrases is cor.
| rect. prefer THANK YOU or Il thank
| you. l think it IS 3ecter orr,
I Mrs. A.--Wnenever l hear anyone sax
| Thanks 1T .Iwdys reminds me of thi
| young man who, when he Was asked t.
| say grace foIdal his tands cid sale
/ Thanks, awfuIly.''
| Mrs. B.-You should nos say. "Evren.
! ever [ hear anyone say Thanks. 1t al.
ways reminds me-" etc; always is SUI
/ perfiuous.
/ Mrs. CT wish't I could always remem.
| Der these suggestions.
| Mrs. B.-You snoull say. l WISH /
! could, ETC., not I VISIT ! could that
! error is very cont'l ~ ull... avoid it.
| Mrs. CT will do so, or snOulI bave
said, II shall do 50.
! Mrs. B.-Either form wound nave been
correct, although you wouli have ex-
/ pressed a different meaning had you sail
/ Il shall do so" Il will do so" is a
| promise. II shall do So expresses sim
| pie futurity.
Sfrs. C.-Now that you have called my
attention to my errors. I find that /
! make them "every little while" instead
| OF once in while But I think shall
| be able to remember what you have told
| me this afternoon. L came near saving
Il think I will
Mrs. B.-You would have difficulty in
| conjugating 81 came saying" You
| came saying" Gle came saying" I sug-
| gest that you say, Il almost said" in
! stead of 81 came near saying
! Mrs. AYES, L have a book at home
| that says zone should never say I came
| near doing something" Tt says that in
stead of saying HE came near dying,
/, one should say, "He almost died
Mrs. C.-Mrs A has improved very
much. She don't make nearly as many
errors as she did. I am sure / shall i'm
| prove; at least, / am anxious to do so.
Mrs. B.--I am sure you will but you
should say, Mrs. A. doesn't make near
ly so many errors as she did"
Mrs. CT remember there is a rule
| Which says: Whenever not is used 50
and not as should follow it,"
Mrs. B.-Yes, as follows "as" in tire
comparison Of equals, and $50 follows
not in the comparison Of uneuuaIs
Thus, This room is as large as that, but
it is not so pleasant"
Mrs. CT noticed that you said "suiest'
a few moments since. Is "suiest'' the
correct pronunciation of Suggest"
Mrs. B.-Yes. that is correct
Mrs. Pardon me, but | saw a work
on pronunciation s0mewhere-I don't re-
member Where-which said that one
should not pronounce suggest as if if
We're spelled ''sujest."
Mrs. Booth recommendations are IN
use. Century gives "sujest'' only. Stand
ard gives suggest only, while Interna-
tlonal and Webster give both. but give
suggest for the first pronunciation.