| Show TAKE MY WORD FOR FORIT IT By Frank Col Colby y THIS WEEKS WEEK'S SLIP sIP 0 O THE TONGUE Do UDo you think it is liable to torain torain torain rain to It is a common err error r to use liable Hable in the meaning of likely Liable docs does not express or probability except in ran an undesirable undesirable undesirable un un- un- un desirable or unpleasant sant sense sense A good way to remember er the difference between liable and likely ely is to link the words thus liable liability likely Wrong He uHe is liable to come today S 'S S Right It la is likely that the he v will come today Wrong Dont wait for I Ia Iam am liable to be late S S SS S Right Dont Don't wait for I 1 shall likely probably be late lite Wrong We Ve think he is liable to win the contest Right We W think he is likely ely to win the contest Now remember that liable and liability go together Hence He Is liable for his debts Yo You are arc liable to be imprisoned if it you break the law If you walk on Icy sidewalks sidewalk you are liable to fall and Injure re you yourself If It y you endorse another's note riot you o are liable for the full amount Q Is to the ma manor or born born cor correct cor- cor A A. No Correct To the ner ncr born born to follow a ce ce- ce tam tain custom This expression is usually used o of per persons ons of ot wealth and excellent nt breeding whose m manners and deportment reflect their station in life as Princess Elizabeth 1 Is 15 to the manner mann r born But to my mind though Iam lam native here and to the manner born Hamlet The eyes and nerves of one to the m manner born Q Where bere did we get the word cockroach 1 A. A Its It's ts t's an English corruption of the Spanish cucaracha pronounced pronounced pro pro- KO KOO kah RA Which would you say I She likes lIku to hear me my singing he has had one years years year's ears ear's ex cx Such tricky constructions constructions construe construe- are quickly quickly- solved by the simple key in Mr Colby's Pos Possessive os Pronouns pamphlet C To obtain a c copy py send Ien In coin and a s stamped J self ad dressed envelope to Frank care of ot the Salt Lake Telegram Copyright 1947 Bell S Syndicate |
