The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-06-15
DONT'S
For Speaker and
Writer
Ready Resninaer Of Eerors In
the Use Of cosnmon Words,
Arranged Alphabetically
b. EDWARD B. wARMAN, A. \

By EDWARD B. wARMAS, A. NJ.
(.Author OF Practical Orthoepy. ard Crit
iIue." "'Eas Voice: How to Train 1t:
How to Care for 1t Etc.l
Copyright. 1906. BY Joseph b. Bowies)
Authors Motel is one thing to record
errors. quite another to avoid them he
who waits for the fAultless one to cast
the first critical stone waits In vain:
therefore. as one of many working Tor
the betterment Of the English language,
shall be pleased to receive kindly critl-
:ism, II, perchance. l. too. have erred
Ones theory often is better than ones
practice. This was eNempliiied by the
teacher of language when he said TO ms
class: Never use . proposition to end
sentence with"
Many years ago began to be watchful
of errors. l noted them in little book;
the book grew as the years passed. l
now record them that may benefit others
as we'll as myself Many of them are re-
corded for the first time.
Don't say enclose" for Enclose"
Example: Enclosed you will find
five dollars should be Enclosed you
will find five dollars"
Don't say endorse" for Endorse"
Example: Endorse the note"
should be Endorse the note"
Note.-Both endorse and indorse are
used by good writer's; but the ten
dency is to the more general use of in
derse and its derivatives, indorsee, in
dorser and Observation-Disclosures. Int.
Don't say "enjoy good health"
Example: DO you enjoy good
health7" should be Have YOU good
healthY''
Note.-One would be an odd creature
indeed If he lid not enjoy so-called
good health. Surely no one enjoys bad
health. All nealth. strictly and COR
rectly speaking. admits OF no modi-
fications; health is Wilderness: there
fore cannot be good or bad. Health is
ease. any other condition is disease.
Don't say evidence" for "testi-
mony"
! Note.-Evidence may or may not be
the result of testimony Ones testi-
mony may not be sufficient evidence.
Don't say except" for "unless"
Example: "You need not como ex-
cept You bring him with you" should
be You need not come unless you
bring him with you.'
Don't say executed" for hanged"
Example: 1.-THE criminal was exc.
cuted." should be 1.-THE criminal was
hanged"
Note.-The law. not the criminal
was executed. In executing the law
the criminal is hanged, or shot, OF
electrocuted
Don't say expect" for Suspect"
Example: II expect you looked for
me this morning." should be 81 sus-
pect Tor suppose) you looked for me
this morning."
Don't say experience" for "have."
Example: II experience serious trou.
ble," should be II have serious trou.
ble."
Don't say experience" for Suffer >
Example: II experience many hard
ships" should be II suffer many hard
ships" or 81 have many hardships."
Don't say extended" for Offered" O,
"tendered."
Example: "They extended me the
hospitality Of their beautiful home,
should be "They offered Tor tendered)
me the hospitality of their beautiful
home"
Don't say equally as we'll"
Example: "He did it equally as vel
as you," should be "He did 1t as well
as you"
Don't say every" for great"
Example: "They seem to have every
confidence In him." should be "They
seem to have great Cor alb confidence
in him"
Don't say farther" for further"
Example: "I'll consider this no far.
ther" should be "I'll consider this nc
further"
Note.-Tarther has reference to dis
lance The following quotation is an
example Of correct usage: "I'll con-
slider this no further until go to the
farther end Of town"
y .
Don't say final completion"
Example: "The church has reached
its final completion" should be 1.-THE
church has reached Its completion"
Note.-If the church has been COM
pleted a number of times, then 1t may
have final completion. Strictly speak
ing, there is but one completion, al.
though there may be many alterations.
Don't say finds" for "gives" or
provides"
Example: "Who finds him in mon
ey?" should be "Who gives (or pro-
vides) him money!"