Part 2 (1/2)

38. ”John went with _James and I_:” say, _James and me_.

39. ”I _see him_ last Monday:” say, _saw him_.

40. ”He was _averse from_ such a proceeding:” say, _averse to_.

41. ”Have you _shook_ the table-cloth?” say, _shaken_.

42. ”I have _rang_ several times:” say, _rung_.

43. ”I _know'd_ him at once:” say, _knew_.

44. ”You have _drank_ too much of it:” say, _drunk_.

45. ”He has _chose_ a very poor pattern:” say, _chosen_.

46. ”They have _broke_ a window:” say, _broken_.

47. ”I have just _began_ my letter:” say, _begun_.

48. ”Give me _them books_:” say, _those books_.

49. ”Whose are _these here books_?” say, _these books_. _Here_ is superfluous and inelegant.

50. ”_Who_ do you mean?” say, _whom_.

51. ”The men _which_ we saw:” say, _whom_.

52. ”The flowers _what_ you have:” say, _which_, or _that_.

53. ”The boy _as is_ reading:” _who_ is reading.

54. ”It was _them_ who did it:” say, _they_.

55. ”_It is me_ who am in fault:” say, _It is I_.

56. ”Was it _her_ who called me?” say, _she_.

57. ”If I were _her_, I would accept his offer:” say, If I were _she_.

58. ”He _has got_ my slate:” omit _got_; _has_ is sufficient for the sense. The addition of _got_, though not ungrammatical, but gradually becoming obsolete, does not in any degree strengthen the meaning.

59. ”The pond is _froze_:” say, _frozen_.

60. ”I know _I am him_ whom he meant:” say, _I am he_.

61. ”You cannot _catch_ him:” p.r.o.nounce _catch_ so as to rhyme with _match_, and not _ketch_--as the fishermen are in the habit of saying.

62. ”_Who done it?_” say, _Who did it?_

63. ”The club gives an _impetus_ to the ball:” p.r.o.nounce _impetus_ with the stress on _im_, and not on _pe_.