Enquire Within Upon Everything Part 28

71. Instead of saying "_Not no_ such thing," say "Not any such thing."

72. Instead of "I hope you'll think nothing _on_ it," say "I hope you'll think nothing of it."

73. Instead of "Restore it _back_ to me," say "Restore it to me."

74. Instead of "I suspect the _veracity_ of his story," say "I doubt the truth of his story."

75. Instead of "I seldom _or ever_ see him," say "I seldom see him."

76. Instead of "_Rather warmish_" or "A _little_ warmish," say "Rather warm."

77. Instead of "I expected _to have_ found him," say "I expected to find him."

78. Instead of "_Shay_," say "Chaise."

79. Instead of "He is a very _rising_ person," say "He is rising rapidly."

80. Instead of "Who _learns_ you music?" say "Who teaches you music?"

81. Instead of "I _never_ sing _whenever_ I can help it," say "I never sing when I can help it."

82. Instead of "Before I do that I must _first_ ask leave," say "Before I do that I must ask leave."

83. Instead of "To _get over_ the difficulty," say "To overcome the difficulty."

84. The phrase "_get over_" is in many cases misapplied, as, to "get over a person," to "get over a week," to "get over an opposition."

85. Instead of saying "The _observation_ of the rule," say "The observance of the rule."

86. Instead of "A man _of_ eighty years of age," say "A man eighty years old."

87. Instead of "Here _lays_ his honoured head," say "Here lies his honoured head."

88. Instead of "He died from _negligence_," say "He died through neglect," or "in consequence of neglect."

89. Instead of "Apples are plenty," say "Apples are plentiful."

90. Instead of "The _latter end_ of the year," say "The end, or the close of the year."

91. Instead of "The _then_ government," say "The government of that age, or century, or year, or time."

92. Instead of "For _ought_ I know," say "For aught I know."

93. Instead of "A _couple_ of chairs," say "Two chairs."

94. Instead of "_Two couples_," say "Four persons."

95. But you may say "A married couple," or, "A married pair," or, "A couple of fowls," &c., in any case where one of each s.e.x is to be understood.

96. Instead of "They are _united together_ in the bonds of matrimony," say "They are united in matrimony," or, "They are married."

97. Instead of "We travel _slow_," say "We travel slowly."

98. Instead of "He plunged _down_ into the river," say "He plunged into the river."

99. Instead of "He jumped _from off of_ the scaffolding," say "He jumped off from the scaffolding."

100. Instead of "He came the last _of all_," say "He came the last."

101. Instead of "_universal_," with reference to things that have any limit, say "general;" "generally approved," instead of "universally approved;" "generally beloved," instead of "universally beloved."

102. Instead of "They ruined _one another_," say "They ruined each other."

103. Instead of "If _in case_ I succeed," say "If I succeed."

104. Instead of "A _large enough_ room," say "A room large enough."

105. Instead of "This villa _to let_," say "This villa to be let."

106. Instead of "I am slight in comparison _to_ you," say "I am slight in comparison with you."

107. Instead of "I went _for_ to see him," say "I went to see him."

108. Instead of "The cake is all _eat up_," say "The cake is all eaten."

109. Instead of "It is bad _at the best_," say "It is very bad."

110. Instead of "Handsome is _as_ handsome does," say "Handsome is who handsome does."

111. Instead of "As I _take_ it," say "As I see," or, "As I under stand it."

112. Instead of "The book fell _on_ the floor," say "The book fell to the floor."

113. Instead of "His opinions are _approved of_ by all," say "His opinions are approved by all."

114. Instead of "I will add _one more_ argument," say "I will add one argument more," or "another argument."

115. Instead of "Captain Reilly was killed _by_ a bullet," say "Captain Reilly was killed with a bullet."

116. Instead of "A sad curse is war," say "War is a sad curse."

117. Instead of "He stands _six foot_ high," say "He measures six feet," or "His height is six feet."

118. Instead of "I go _every now and then_," say "I go often, or frequently."

119. Instead of "Who finds him in clothes," say "Who provides him with clothes."

120. Say "The first two," and "the last two," instead of "the _two first_," "the two last;" leave out all expletives, such as "of all,"