Part 25 (1/2)

_Expect_ Do not use for _think,_ as in ”I _expect_ it is so”

_Fetch_ Means to _go and bring,_ hence _go and fetch_ is wrong

_Fix_ Not used for _arrange_ or the like, as ”fix the furniture”

_From_ Say, ”He died of cholera,” not _froot_” what you et, not what you raduated_ froraduates_ the ht_ never requires any part of the verb _to have_

_Had rather, had better_ Disputed, but used by good writers

_Handy_ Does not mean near _by_

_In so far as_ Omit the _in_

_Kind of_ After these tords omit _a,_ and say, ”What kind of man,”

not ”What kind of _a_ man” Also, do not say, ”_kind_ of tired”

_Lady_ Feminine for _lord,_ therefore do not speak of a ”sales-lady,”

”a man and his lady,” etc

_Last; latter_ We say _latter_ of two, in preference to _last;_ but _last_ of three

_Lay; lie_ We _lay_ a thing down, but we ourselves _lie_ doe say, ”He laid the Bible on the table,” but ”He lay down on the couch;” ”The coat has been laid away,” and ”It has lain in the drawer” _Lay, laid, laid_--takes an object; _lie, lay, lain_--does not

_Learn_ Never used as an active verb with an object, a in ”I _learned_ him his letters” We say, ”He _learned_ his letters,” and ”I _taught_ him his letters”

_Learned_ ”A _learned_ man”--pronounce _learn-ed_ with two syllables; but ”He has _learned_ his lesson”--one syllable

_Like_ Do not say, ”Do _like_ I do” Use _as_ when a conjunction is required

_Lives_ Do not say, ”I had just as _lives_ as not,” but ”I had just as _Lief_”

_Lot_ Does not mean _many,_ as in ”a _lot_ of men,” but one _division,_ as, ”in that lot”

_Lovely_ Do not overwork this word A rose may be _lovely,_ but hardly a plate of soup

_Mad_ We prefer to say _angry_ if we mean out _of te to say ”I am mistaken”

e mean ”I mistake”

_Love_ We _like_ candy rather than _love_ it Save Love for so, do not use _'h dickens used this expression in one of his titles in the sense of common _friend,_ it is considered incorrect byof _ Like_ Do not say, ”Nothing _like_ as handsome”