Part 60 (2/2)

learned He _learned_ (one syllable) to sing

A _learn ed_ man

precedent A _prece'dent_ place

It establishes a _prec'edent_

project A new _proj'ect_

To _project'_ from

GLOSSARY OF MISCELLANEOUS ERRORS

ADMIRE Do not use _ad: I should _adht: I should _like_ to be able to do that

AGGRAVATE Do not use _aggravate_ in the sense of _irritate_ or _disturb_ _Aggravate_ ravates_ ht: His impudence _irritates_ me

AIN'T _Ain't_ and _hain't_ are never proper as contractions of _am not, is not_, or _are not_

ALLOW Do not use _allow_ in the sense of _assert, say_, or _intend_

Wrong: He _allowed_ that he had better start I _allow_ to be back before noon

Right: He _said_ that he had better start I _intend_ to be back before noon

ALLUDE Do not use _allude_ in the sense of _refer_ To _allude_ to a thing : He _alluded_ by naht: He _alluded_ to Milton by the term ”Blind Poet”

ANY Do not use _any_ in the sense of _at all_ or _to any degree_

Wrong: Because of the injury he can not see _any_

AS Do not use _as_ for the relative pronouns _who_ and _that_

Wrong: I aarden Not _as_ I rearden Not _that_ I remember

AS Do not use _as_ in the sense of _since_ or _because_

Wrong: I cannot coht: I cannot coht: I cannot come _because_ I am sick now

AT Do not use _at_ for _in_ with the nae cities