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Right: It is _singular_ that he died

GENT Do not use the word at all Say _gentleentleman_ to denote sex only Say _man_

_Gentleman_ is properly used, however, to denote a person of refineentleht: Mr Lincoln was a _gentleot with _have_ or _had_ to indicate h effort

Wrong: I _have got_ the ht: I _have_ the ht: After rand_ in place of some more definite and accurate expression It is another over-worked word

Wrong: We have had a _grand tiht: We have had a _very pleasant_ tiuess_ in the sense of _think_ or _suppose_

Wrong: I _guess_ the trains are late to-day

Right: I _suppose_ the trains are late to-day

Right: Can you _guess_ the riddle?

HAD OUGHT Do not use _had_ with _ought_ See --54

HARDLY Do not use _hardly_ after a negative See --46

Wrong: I _can not hardly_ believe that

Right: I _can hardly_ believe that

HAVE Do not use _have_ after _had_

Wrong: If I _had have been_ able to go

Right: If I _had been_ able to go

HEIGHTH Do not use _heighth_ for _height_

HUNG Do not confuse _hung_ and _hanged_ _Hanged_ is the proper word to use in reference to executions