Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-10-03 | Page 5 | Just Take My Word for It

Frank Colby's Just Take Ta My Word for or It Slips o 0 the Tongue Wrong Dont wait on me if I am late Right Dont Don't wait for me if I am late To wait on is to attend or perform services services services ices for as a servant Wrong Id like to speak to Mary Right Id I'd like to speak wIth Mary One s speaks eaks to toan an audience one speaks converses converses converses con con- verses with a friend Wrong Mr and Mrs President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt No decidedly A wife never shares her husbands husband's husbands husband's husbands husband's hus hus- bands band's title Never Mrs Dr Smith Mrs Captain Jones Mrs Rev Black Mrs Secretary Knox Mrs Professor Wilson The only correct title for a married married mar mar- ried ned woman unless she herself herself herself her her- self has a rightful title titie Is is- Mrs followed by her husbands husband's husbands husband's husbands husband's hus hus- bands band's name as Mrs John H. H Jones Correct Dr and Mrs Smith Captain and Mrs Jones the Rev Mr Black and Mrs Black not the Rev Mr and Mrs Black Secretary and Mrs Frank Knox President and Mrs Roosevelt or the president and Mrs Roosevelt Wrong I cant can't seem to do doit I it it Right It seems that I cant can't do it Wrong He dont don't seem interested inter inter- ested There are two errors here Better say He doesn't seem to be interested Wrong The reason he fell was because of the icy pavement pavement pavement pave pave- ment Right The reason he fell was that the pavement was icy Never use the reason was because Wrong He answered me right off Right He answered me at once or immediately Wrong Pronounce the word the same as me Right Pronounce Pronounce Pro Pro- the word as I do Improve your English Send at once for my Grammar Pamphlet Pamphlet Pamphlet Pam Pam- that corrects 50 0 commonly common common- ly heard grammatical errors Send a stamped self ad dressed envelope to Frank Colby Colby Col Col- by in care of this paper Released by Bell Syndicate Inc