The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-04-20


errors, quite another 20 avoid them. lie
VINO waits for the fauitless one 20 cast
the iirst critical stone waits IN vain;
therefore, as one Of many working for
the betterment OF the English language.
shall be pleased TO receive kindly tritl-
cisfn, ", perchance. /, too, have erred
ones theory often is better than ones
practice. This was exempiined by the
teacher OF language when he said 20 his
class Never use proposition to end a
sentence with"
Many years ago began TO be watchful
OK errors. ] noted them In a little book
the book grew as tho years passed.
now record them that may benefit others
as well ms myself Many OF them are re-
corded for the FIRST time.
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Don't say "banister" for "baluster"
Example: "He leaned over the ban
ister," should be "He leaned over the
baluSter. Wore
Don't say barely escaped with their
lives"
Example: Seventeen out Of the 40
that were inmates, barely escaped with
their lives" should be Seventeen out
OF the 40 that were inmates, barely
escaped"
Note: II they escaped barely, or
mott they must have escaped with
their lives. ...
Don't say beautifully" for beau
tiful." M
Example: "sne looks beautifully"
should be "She looks beautiful"
Don't say "beg." for beg leave"
Example: II beg 20 inform you"
should be Il beg leave to inform you"
Don't say begun" for began"
Example: "They begun promptly"
should be "They began promptly"
Don't say behave" for "be good"
Example: II shall expect you 70 be-
have" should be II shall expect you
TO be good"
Note: To ask or TO command one 10
have we'll or otherwise. A child prom
Uses teacher 10 behave during the
teachers absence. No matter how
bad tho child has been, he can truth
fully say 10 his teacher: II behaved
all the time you were gone"
Don't say better Of the two"
Example: (Which apple Is the bet
ter Of the two" should be Which APP
pie is the better?"
Note: The use Of the word bet
ter implies comparison, therefore "of
the two" is superfuous.
Don't say between" for among"
Example: "The fight was between
seven OF them" should be "The fight
was among seven Of them"
Note: DO not use the word between
when the number exceeds two.
Don't say bit" for ANY"
Example: "Will you not take q BIT
less?" should be win you not take
any less?"
Note: | heard man in California
ask an expressman II he would not
take BIT less than tho amount
charged. The man addressed, unac-
customed TO the Yankeeism, became
Indignant; BIT to him was 12K
gents,
Don't say blamed II on" for
blamed"
Example: "He blamed Il on the
conductor" should be HE blamed
(accused) the conductor"
Don't say "blowed" for blew"
Example "Hc bowed the bugle when
in the army" should be "He blew the
bug1e when In the army" or HE was a
bugler when in the army"
Don't say both alike for "alike."
Example: They we're both alike"
should be "They we're alike"
Don't say both recalled" for IRE
called"
Example; THE two boys both re-
called having met" should be THE
two boys recalled having met"
Don't say bound" for determined"
Example: HE was bound TO inter
fere," should be "He was determined
to interfere"
Don't say bravery" for Courage
Example: "He IL a brave man"
should be "Hc Is a courageous man. I"
Note: Don't say so unless you really
mean bravery. The words are not
synonymous. A man may be brave
by nature Gas bravery 10 inborn) but
courage comes by cultivation. A
brave man Is often reckless man, q
courageous man is generally eau
tious one.
Don't say "brick-bat" for brick"
Note: A brick-bat 10 piece Of
brick.
DON'T say buffalo" for bison"
Note. In North America. bison: in
India. buffalo.