Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-06-07
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For Speaker and
. +. Writer.
Ready Reminder Of Errors In
the Use Of Common Words,
Arranged Alphabet
BY EDWARD e. wARMAE A NJ

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By EDWARD 3. V'ARMArS, 4. NJ.
L tAuthor of practical Orthoepy. and Crit
I ilue," ''Ths Voice: How to Train 1t;
L Flow to Care for It," Etc.)
l. copyright, 1905, BY Joseph B. Bowles)
l. Authors Note.-It is one thing to record
e:rors quite another to avoid them. lie
VINO waits for the fAultlcss one to cast
Ethe firsts@critical stone waits in vain;
T. nercfore. as one Of many working for
the betterment of the English language,
snall be pleased to receive kindly criti-
elsm, IT. perchance, +, too, have erred.
T. ones theory often is better than ones
pfactlce. This was exemplificd by the
/ teacher of language when he said to his
Eclass: Never use proposition to end a
fscrtence with"
l. Many years ago began to be watchful
OF errors. I noted them in a little book:
the book grew as the years passed.
snow record them that may benefit others
has Well as myself Many Of them are re-
corded for the first time
l.. Don't say enclose" for enclose"
Example,: Enclosed you will find
five dollars should be Enclosed you
will find five dollars u.s..
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Don't say endorse for Endorse"
l. Example: Endorse the note,"
should be Endorse the note"
| Note.-Both endorse and indorse are
used by good writer's; but the ten
dency is to the more general use of in
dorse and it's derivatives, indorsee, in
dorser and indorsement-Web 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 lid not enjoy so-called
good health. Surely no one enjoys bad
health. All nealth. strictly and cor
| rectly speaking, admits of no modi-
| fications; health is Wilderness; there
fore cannot be good or bad. Health is
ease, any other condition is disease
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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.
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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.'
Examples: "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.
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Don't say expect" for Suspect"
Example,: Il expect you looked for
me this morning" should be 81 sus-
cpect Cor suppose) you looked for me
this morning."
Don't say Experience for "have."
Example: II experience serious trou-
ble," should be II have serious trou-
bic"
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Example: II experience many hard
ships" should be II suffer many hard
ships" or Il have many hardships."
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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"
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Don't say equally as WE'LL
Example: "He did it equally as we'll
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 to have great Tor alb confidence
in him"
Don't say farther" for further"
Example: "I'll consider this no far
ther," should be '*1'll consider this no
further"
Note-Farther has reference to dis
lance. The following quotation is an
example Of correct usage: 'tIl con-
slider this no further until I 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.-f 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 "6nds" for '.gives" or
'"provides."
Example,: 70 "Who finds him in mon
ey?" should be "Who gives Tor pro-
vides) him money!:
Note-The use of the word find in
this sense reminds one of. the J.. man
whom the farmer was intending to
hire. The farmer said: "Ill give you
$40 q month and find you" To this the
man very facetiously replied: Cant
you give me the $40 first and find me