Part 4 (1/2)

1 _Write the plural of_: Aluenius, hypothesis, nebula, oasis, parenthesis, phenomenon, synopsis, seraph, stratuular of_: Alumni, curricula, data, bacteria, cherubim, oases, pheno nouns of different genders are sometimes confounded or otherwise misused:--

_Masculine_ _Feminine_

abbot abbess actor actress bachelor spinster, maid buck doe (fallow deer) bullock heifer czar czarina drake duck duke duchess earl countess Francis Frances gander goose hero heroine lion lioness , hart hind (red deer) sultan sultana tiger tigress wizard witch

[20] TO THE TEACHER--To have any value this iven as a dictation exercise

EXERCISE XV[21]

1 _Write the fe to:_ Abbot, actor, bachelor, buck, bullock, czar, duke, drake, earl, Francis, hero, lion, er

2 _Write theto:_ Spinster, duck, doe, Frances, goose, heifer, ewe, hind, witch

[21] TO THE TEACHER--This should be used as a dictation exercise

EXERCISE XVI

_Correct the following sentences:_--

1 The marquess was the executor of her husband's estate

2 He er broke fro his feathers after his swioose had wandered froirl in ”The Princess” may be called the real hero of the tale

ABBREVIATIONS--For the following exercise consult Hill's Foundations of Rhetoric, pp 49-50

EXERCISE XVII

_Which of these words are in good use?_--

Pianist, harpist, poloist, violinist, phiz, ad, co-ed, curios, exaym, pants, mob, phone, proxy, photo, prelim, van, prof, varsity

MISUSED NOUNS[22]--Many errors in English consist in using words in senses which are not authorized So senseobscure Sometimes it makes him seem ridiculous, as when a person of the writer's acquaintance told a friend to clean an oil-painting by washi+ng it in ”torpid” water In every case the misuse of a word leaves an unpleasant impression on the lish, should be avoided as we avoid baddefinitions and exercises a few nouns[23] are selected for study The distinctions given are not always observed by reputable authors, but they indicate the _tendency_ of the best e

I A RESEMBLANCE IN SENSE MISLEADS[24]

HOUSE, HOME--A _house_ is a building _Ho place of the affections” It may or s of a house

PERSON, PARTY--A _person_ is an individual, a _party_ is a coe, a person who is concerned in a contention or agreement

SERIES, SUCCESSION--A _series_ is a succession of si to sos following one after the other; it denotes order of occurrence only, and does not imply any connection

STATEMENT, assERTION--A _state forth of fact or opinion; an _assertion_ is simply an affirmation of fact or opinion

VERDICT, TESTIMONY--A _verdict_ is a decision le body _Testie or belief

THE WHOLE, ALL--_The whole_ is properly used of so When a nus are spoken of, the proper word is _all_

[22] TO THE TEACHER--It may not be desirable to drill pupils on all the words whose s are discriminated here and in chapters V and VI In that case it will be easy to select for study those words which the pupils are most likely to misuse The words discriminated in this book are for the most part those which are mentioned in the ”Foundations of Rhetoric,”

and they have been arranged in the same order A few other words often misused by my pupils have been added

[23] For es 92 and 119

[24] ”Foundations,” pp 50-53