The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-29

Arranged ALPHABETICALLY
BY EDWARD b. WARMAN, A. NJ.
(Author OF Practical Orthoepy, and Crit
ique," The Voice How 20 Train It;
How 10 Care for II, Etc)
Copyright 1905 BY Joseph b. Bowles)
Authors Note-It is one thing 10 record
errors, quite another 70 avoid them. lie
who waits for the fautless one 10 cast
the first critical stone waits In Valh'
therefore, as one Of many working lot
the betterment Of the English language
shah be pleased 10 receive kindly cr4u-
eism, II, perchance !, too. have erred.
Ones theory often is better than one
practice. This was exemplifed by the
teacher Of language when he SAID 20 ms
class: Never use a proposition TO enc
sentence with"
Many years ago l began 10 be watchtuI
of errors. l noted them IN little booki
the book grew as the years passed
now record them that may beneht otheIs
as well 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 goods writers; but the ten
dency is to the more general use Of in
dorse and its derivatives, indorsee, in
dorser and Observation-Disclosures. Int.
Don't say enjoy good health"
Example: do you enjoy good
health" should be "Have you good
health?"
Note.-One would be an odd creature
indeed if he I'D not enjoy so-called
good health. Surely no one enjoys bad
health. All nealth, strictly and cor
rectly speaking, admits Of no modi
flcatiOns; 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 come 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: THE criminal was exc
cuted.' should be The criminal was
hanged
Note.-The law, not the criminal,
was executed. In executing the law
the criminal is hanged, or shot, or
electrocuted.
Don't say expect" for suspect"
Example: Il expect you looked for
me this morning" should be 81 sus-
pect Cor supposed you looked for me
this morning"
Don't say experience" for have"
Example: 81 experience serious trou-
BILE" should be Il have serious trou-
BILE"
Don't say experience" for suffer"
Example: Il experience many hard
ships should be 81 suffer many hard
ships" or Il have many hardships"
Don't say extended" for Offered" or
rendered"
Example: They extended me the
hospitality of their beautiful home"
should be They offered Cor tendered)
me the hospitality of their beautiful
home"
Don't say equally as we'll"
Example: He did II equally as well
as you" should be He did it as well
as you"
Don't say every" for great"
Example: "They seem TO have every
confidence in him" should be "They
seem 10 have great Cor alb confidence
in him" .s~ .Js., ..~.... .~r'
-
Don't say farther" for further"
Examples: III consider this no far
l0eT, EhGulu ne / IL COuSlueT lDlS no
9v~.ho-u -
-. - Is -4As = -.-f- -.
Nee,e.-Farther has reference to dis
lance The following quotation is an
example Of correct usage: "Ill con-
slider this no further until ! go TO the
farther end of town"
Don't say final completion"
Example: "The church has reached
its final completion" should be "The
church has reached its completion"
Note.-If the church has been COM
pleted a number of times, then It 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" OF
provides"
Example: who finds him in mon.
ey?" should be who gives Cor pro-
vides) him money!"
Note-The use of the word find IN