The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-10-06
Don't say Ito" for at. "


corded for the first time.
Don't say ITO" for at"
Example: I've been to school, 1--WE
been to the opera" 1--WE been TO
church" I've been to home, should be
1--WE been at school" I've been at the
opera, I've been at church, I've been
at home"
Don't say ito" for "of"
Example: 1T is twenty minutes 10
four" (o'ciock), should be 1T is twenty
minutes Of four" (o'clock).
Note-Twenty minutes to four would
be twenty minutes toward four, j. e.,
twenty minutes after three; as time is
reckoned from the hour last passed.
Don't say Ito have come" for ito
come"
Example: u expected to have come
this morning should be Il expected to
come this morning.
Don't say ito have found" for ito
find"
Example: Il expected 10 have found
him here, should be Il expected to find
him here"
Don't say "to have gone" for ito go.
Example, They wished to have gone
yesterday should be They wished to
go yesterday
Dont 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"
observation-disclosures than syno-
nym of perspire-means 10 reveal, TO
come 10 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: III 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 ole row that
is first.
Don't say ugly" for "homely."
Note.-Ugly has reference TO DISPOSE
ton homely to appearance. One may
be homely and also ugly; such one is
not TO be envied. 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 10
the Others"
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 were be.
loved by ALL"
Note.-Either universally or all is
superfuous.
Don't say upwards" for upward"
Note.-The 5" 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
HE has been in Washington more than
ten years"
The word upward is often understood
10 mean up toward; hence it is in
definite. 1t 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"
Don't say "us" for we"
Example: us men we're followers"
should be I'VE men were followers"
Don't say vast" for great"
Example; HE lost vast amount OF
money" should be He lost a great Cor
large, or enormously amount Of money"
Note.-The word vast should never be
used in this sense.