The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
The Right Word
By cURTIs NICHOLaON
THE REGENT TEST
 (For August 15) (Find the Error in This Article) Tho Fourteenth Sentnece

The Fourteenth Sentneco The fourteenth sentence read as follows |: Tt was he whom you saw"
 The right word is whom, the object of saw As has all ready been stated in "The Right Word" it does not follow that who is correct because it comes first in a sentence or in a clause. The clause in this example is "Eyhom you saw, in which whom, which grammatically follows saw. is placed first. You would not say, "You saw he;" nor would you say, therefore, "you saw whO."
 One often has to think ahead in determin- ing the right word.
 The Fifteenth Sentence
 A frequent error in English is the expres- sion between you and l"
 You would not say between she and ]" You know that after between the word her is correct "Ahd' merely connects the two words, which have the same relationship to between. Therefore, the following are both correct between her and me; between you and me.
 The Sixteenth Sentence
 Why do so many people use don't for doesn't; as, He don't play good game. "The Right Word" has often given a simple rule to clear up this point, and will continue to quote the rule in an effort to break down the incrrect use of don't. Don't may be used with II" i've" you" and they" but not with "he," "she" or it. or with the name of any person, place or thing.
 Wrong He don't approve the plan She don't have any it don't belong to me; The book don't explain the facts; John don't work hard.
 Doesn't is correct in each of the foregoing sentences.
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong His" refers to everybody" and herein lays the answer.
 Right: His refers to everybody" and herein lies the answer.
 The Seventeenth Sentence
 "He is older than l." was the seventeenth sentence.
 If we complete the thought of the foregoing sentence, we have the following: "He is older than I am."
 It is therefore evident that "I'' is the cor rect word, not me.
 The Eighteenth Sentence
 The eighteenth sentence in the recent test read as follows: "He asked Jim and me tc accompany him."
 The subject of an infinitive (tO accom- pany is an infinitive) is always in the objec tive case. You would say "He asked me tc accompany him." and so you should say, 'HC aSked Jim ana Wne to accompany Hlu The Nineteenth Sentence
 The wrong way of saying the next sentence is so bad that it is inconceivable that any onG would select it. Yet there are those who say Il seen It. or lie seen me-"
 Of course, "He saw me when I arrived ii correct not, "He seen me when I arrived" The Twentieth Sentence
 There is much popular confusion as to thu correct use of as and like. The twentieth sen tence illustrated the correct use of aS. It reaC as follows: "He did not walk quietly as yol did"
 Note the following sentence: He did no walk quietly like me. It should now be cleal that as Is used with a verb, which like fl followed only by a noun or pronoun.
 Result of Test
 Results of the recent test will be published in following articles. Within a short time yol will he given another opportunity to test you knowledge
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong: As has all ready been stated i1 "The Right Word" Right: Az has already been stated in ''ThC Right Word" .s.