Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-06-24

Example; I've been 20 school rive
been 10 the opera. I've been 10
church, I've been 20 home should be
I've been at school. I've been at the
tpera- I've beer 1t church. I've been
CT home"
Don't say ito" for ~of"
Example: IT is twenty minutes to
four" 90 clock, SHOULD be 1T is twenty
minutes Of four" (oclock)
Note.-Twenty minutes 60 four would
be twenty minutes toward four. j. e..
twenty inmates after three. as time is
reckoned from the hour last passed.
Don't say TO have come" for ito
come"
Example: 4 expected to have come
this morning. should be 81 expected 10
come THIS morrius'
Don't say TO have found" FOR Ito
end"
Example. y expected 20 have found
him here shou.c Boz j expected 10 and
him here"
Don't say "to have gone" for 80 60 "
Example. "Tley wished TO have gone
yesterday " should bee They wished 10
60 yesterday
Don't say took up~ or taken up" for
begun
Example: "Has school took up
Has school taaeu up2 should be Has
school begun"
Don't say "trauspired for occurred b"
Example: ~TLe hght transpired yes
terday. should be- The dght occurred
yesterday"
Note.-TransI ire-other than a syno
nym OF perspire- means 20 reveal. 10
come TO light il should be used iu such
instance only.
Example: - pas 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'u 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 las reference 10 disposi-
ton. homcly 20 appearance. one may
be homely and also ugly; such a one is
not 70 be euvied Homehness is not to
be despised but ughness is to be
avoided
Don't say ~unbeknown."
Example. He is unbeknowu TO the
others" should be He is unknown to
the Others"
Don't say uncommon" for "uncom-
monty"
Example IT was uncommon good,
should be 1t was sncommonly good"
Don't say universally by all"
| Example They were universally be.
loved by al. should be They were uni
versally beloved" or They were be
loved by all"
Note.-Either universally or all ii
superfuous
Don't say upwards" for upward"
Note-The IS" is unnecessary; III,
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 b
'He has been in Washington more thar
ten years
The word upward is often understoc,
to mean up toward; hence it is in
definite IL is better 10 say more than
If you mean more than
Il have been your wife in this obedi
ence upward of twenty years. Shake
spea-e
Note-The foregoing is al illustra
ton Of the words upward Of in tn
sense Of more than"
Don1 say ms" for we"
Example: us men were followers,
should be We men we're followers"
Don't say vast" FOR great"
Example: He lost a vast amount c
money" should be re lost great 70
: large. or enormoUs) amount OF money.
: Note.-The word vas; should never b
!, used in this sense
Don say very bad" for very baby.
Example: y want some ice creal
. very bad" should be Il want some IL
= cream very badly"
Note.-Very bad ice cream may be oil
{. tanned, but IL is not desirable.
= Don't say very best" etc. for best
etc
! Example: 1T was the very best" .
!, was the very highest, III was the veI
longest" IA was the very largest" %