The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-04-06
A THOUGHTFUL. MAN.

tDplIltDWIN u ill fNlIitbiiS1' 10 "''A'''t7 ~
what to say and what not 10 say. For
instance, don't say posted, IN
formed il much better. Ii You are in
Producing u friend be sure to use the
word introduce instead OF present
Instead Of saying II promise you, say
II assure you. DO not say what proof
have youY but what evidence
Stake not quench Your thirst This
is not an invitation TO take something.
Though quite il shorter considerable IL
preferable If Your salary has been inn
proved, say it has been increased, not
raised Don't say rarely when you mean
rare d" It is rare that | meet him II
right Rarely would be bad form See
Remember il much softer aud better
word than recollcct, My relative, not
my relation If yon have Il bad dream
and il awakens you and you SIT mp,
don't say i raised mp but II rose up
He raised his family il not good, lie
reared his family ia good Fine man to
give M all those points in " cent paper,
isn't he La Crosse Daily Chronicle
Bat most of the points given above
are worthless because the instruction
conveyed j. unsound Posted Is
SonoiilpoS used in lieu Of Informed by
the best living writers in the land
Present if Somita"s preferable -
Introduce The truth Of this state.
ment is borne ont by the usage 81 people
having liberal education and occupy
ing high official stations Surely the
connection in our daily speech Is often
such ~ to render it necessary to say
promise You in4te9d of = assure You.
| In certain connections it is entirely
proper 10 gay what proof have YOU
Proof Is Conclusive evidence, it il a
synonym of evidence Now, we are
we'll aware of the fact that Synonyms
are woidsof like significance in the main
but with n certain nnlikenes9 ~ well
| ljut in certain conn ectlons proof may
be used Interchangeable with cyl
dence This statement Is not iucom
patible with the foregoing definition OF
synonyms Moreover, it is borne ont
by the usage Of the most accurate
writer's and speakers Quench your
thirst is entirely proper ~ far ~
q ~ a nj
it i not onr purpose To consider III this
article whether or not the injunction
lbeH with the rules Of ethics, etc. This
will depend on The character Of the
liquid medium use But If queach
your thirst i not proper we venture
To ray that at MI events, il can be nude
so by the addition Of an adyrrhial prepo
sitional phrase. tlucnch Your thirst
with cold water If n proper imperative
sentence according to the rules of gram
mar the rules Of rhetoric. and the rules
Of hy eieue 'Allny AMI 'queuch are
synonyms Of stake The latter word
IL usually tu be- preferred to either Ut
the other two in connection with the
word thirst We now come To il more
interesting point The third sentence Of
the second paragraph above quoted
-ays Though quite IL shorter, con
siderable IL preferable This is very
amusing indeed The would be gram
mHrian or rhctoritin should bear in
mind ihat quite is IN ady,rh while
considerable Is an adjective Now.
1 adJeetvc4 and alyerha can not he used
INTERCHANGEABLE SAVE hy poetic license
But in all probability, the eminent
gfammaran referred e. wrote the al
verb considerably instead Of the IA
irctivc considerable which appears
above However quite can he proper
! Is used in many connections whore
considerably Will not convey thr
desired shade of modification. For
instance il ha- now come t. be proper
10 say He isqnite we'll If he il tolrr.
i ahll we'll but In, not as yet completely
rccnperalcd Its mol incorrect 10 say.
lie -alary has been raised IN this
sense raised may beu-ed interchange
ably with increased The truth Of
this statement if berrr ont hy the usage
of good writer's However, increased
" usually preferable OF course. it ii
4 night II say II III rare that / Upet