Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-04-01

How &c care for IT," Etc)
Copyright. 1878. by Joseph Bowies)
Authors Note-It IS one thing 20 record
errors quite another Go avoid them. lie
who waits FOR The fauiCess one 10 cast
the nrst critical store waits IN vain.
therefore AS one of many working FOR
the betterment ~ the English. language.
] shat hc picaset 90 receive kindly crit
cism. n. perchance. 2. TOO. have erred.
ones theory often ls better than one
rractiNc Tals was cNsmpidCl by tie
teacher or language VIXEN Be- said TO his
class. "NtNer use "a pitpositi-u 10 enc
a sentence with
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RECORD them ttat may b,uent others as
VEL as n.l~,.f Man, OF them ale re-
corded for tle FIRST time.
Don't say anticipate" for "appre-
bend.
Example. The calamity was hourly
anticipated" snl.Id oe The calamity
was hourly aprrenended.
Note-Ints. ~orus are C.ten used in
terchangeably. Ne anticipate joyful
occasions; we as.i-aend fearful ones.
Don't say ~anxiety of mind"
Example "ue has great anxiety Of
mind should be- lie has great anXi-
ETY."
Note-All anxiety being OF The mind.
the words "oi mind" are superduous.
Don't say "apireAend" for "compre-
bend
Note-one may appreheYd that
which he does not comprehend.
we may agprehend many truths
which We do not comprehend."-
French
Don't say ~aprroo-tion" for ~ap-
proyal."
Note-The latter is the stronger
term. one may have the appreciation
OF his friends bat lack the approval
OF his conscience.
Don't say approved Of"
Example. The decision was APP
proved ct 10y ALL saculd Dee The de-
cision was approved Boy all
Don't say apt for liable or
likely"
Example He is apt 20 go as,ray"
should be He is liable OF he is likely
10 30 astray."
Note-One may be- apt In mathemat-
les or in any special line OF work or
thought. one may Doe apt in going
astray. but not apt 10 ego astray.
Don't say "as soon as ever"
Example Return as soon as ever
you can" should be Return as soon
as you can"
Don't say "as" FOR $50"
Example: This is not as long as
The other should Doe This is net SO
long as the other"
Note-The negative in the sentence
calls for so" instead OF "as" In the
absence OF the negative one should
use AS"
Don't say "as" for that"
Example: Not as ] am aware"
should be Not that / am aware" Il
don't know as I would do so" should
be Il don't know that l would do So
Note-Also avoid the expression so
often used. Not THAI / am aware Of
Don't say "as though" for "as IT,"
Example: He walks as though he
were tired" should be He walks as
81 he were tired"
Note-The former reads. He walks
as the would walk though he were
tired" the latter reads as it should
"He walks as Che would walk II he
were tired"
Don't say at" for by"
Example. You should see Yosem-
lite al night" should be You should
see Yosemite by night"
Don't say 'at all
Note-There are limos when the
words at all" are allowable. but in
the majority OF cases in which they
are used they are superfiuOus.
Example; He did not see me al
all" should De He did not see me"
Don't say at best" for at the best "
Example: They are at best but
poor specimens" should be They are
at the best hut poor specimens"
Don't say at length" for at last "
Example: AT length we saw him
approaching" should be AT last We
saw him approaching
Note-One might approach at
length; but this is not the meaning
the speaker intended TO convey.
Don't say lat worst" for at the
worst"
Example: Even at worst, ne is
grateful" should be Even at the
worst, he is grateful"
Don't say "authoress," "editress."
''poetess," "waitrese" etc
Example: She is an authoress. an
editress and a poetess" should be She
is an author, an editor. and a poet"
Note-The adding OF ess, inasmuch
~ IL is to designate the sex. is always
superfiuous when the personal pro-
noun she" is used, as in the foregoing
examples.