Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-19

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at home"
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Don't say ITO" for "of.''
Example: 1T is twenty minutes to
fonx' (o'clcck), should be 1T is twenty
minutes of four" (o'clock)
Note.-Twenty minutes to four would
be twenty minutes toward four. i. e.,
twenty minutes after three; as time is
reckored from the hour last passed.
Don't say ITO have come for Ito
come.'
Exa ample: Il expected to have come
this u.orning," should be Il expected to
come this morning."
Don't say ITO have found" for Ito
fnd.'
Example: Il expected to have found
him here" should be Il expected to lind
him here
Don't say ito have gone" for Ito co.
Example: They wished to have gone
yesterday should be They wished to
go " sterday.''
Don't say took up or "taken up for
begun"
Example: HAS school took up?"
HAS school taken up?" should be Has
school begun"
Don't say 'transpired" for occurred -
Example: The fight transpired yes
terday," should be "The fight occurred
yesterday
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. than syno-
nym of ~perspire-means to reveal, to
come to light. 1t should be used in such
instance only.
Example: 1T has just transpired that
Prendergast is the assassin
Don't say *'try an experiment" for
make an experiment"
Example: I'm try an experiment."
should be I'll make an experiment."
Note.-The experiment is the trial.
One does not try trial.
Don't say two first for first two"
Example: "They occupied the two
first rows" should be 'They occupied
the first two rows"
Note.-There can be but one row that
is first.
Don't say ugly" for "homely."
Note.-Ugly has reference to DISPOSE
tion, homely to appearance. One may
be homely and also ugly; such one is
not to be enyied. Homeliness is not to
be despised, but ugliness is to be
avoided.
Don't say "unbeknown.''
Example: "He is unbeknown to the
Others" should be HE is unknown to
the Others"
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Don't say uncommon for "uncom-
monty"
Example: 1T was uncommon good, >"
should be 1T was uncommonly good"
Don't say universally by ALL
Example: ''They were universally be-
loved by ALL" should be They were uni
versally beloved" or~They we're be-
loved by ALL
Note.-Either universally or all is
superfuous.
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Don't say upwards" for upward"
Note.-The 50 is unnecessary: the
word should be upward. See. after
wards.
Don't say upwards of" for more
than"
Example: "He has been in Washing
ton upwards of ten years." should be
lie has been, in Washington more than
ten years.
The word upward is often understood
to mean up toward; hence it is in
definite. It is better to say more than"
If you mean more than"
Il have been your wife in this obedi-
ence upward of twenty years. Shake
speare.
Note.-The foregoing is an illustra-
ton of the words upward of in the
sense of more than"
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Don't say "us" for "we.''
Example: us men were followers.
should be I'VE men were followers
Don't say vast" for great
Example: HE lost vast amount OF
money" should be s'He lost great Cor
large, or enormous) amount of money!
Note.-The word vast should never be
used in this sense. IL =.
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Don't say very bad: for very badly"
Example: Il want some ice cream
very bad" should be Il want some ice
cream very badly" IL. .~ :=.~.s>. ~
Note.-Very bad ice cream may be OBJ
tanned, but it is not desirable.
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Don't say very best, etc, for best
etc. :.. Sd. . g .e.= ...
Example: It was the very best, ut:
was the very highest" 1T was the very
longest, It was the very largest, ;, 1T
was the very prettiest,"' should be = It
was the best 81 .'It was the highest, 4 1T
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