Show N I T l 1 1 I 11 HOW DO YOU SA SAY IT By C. C N. N LURIE Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them THE USE OF THE little litile word which is called T TillS by uy grammarians the the definite article article article arti arti- cle Is often misused being placed In sentences where It does not belong belons and being left out where It should be used Often such misuse causes lIng of the meaning of ot the writer pr or speaker For example suppose you O say The president and nna secretary of the lodge attended the meeting This Is correct If the offices offices offices of of- of president and secretary are united In one person that Is If there Is one man who Is both president and secretary But If there are two men one of whom is the president and the theother theother theother other Is the i clary etar the sentence should l' l read ad president and the secretary of the lodge attended the meeting The article should be repeated repeated repeated re re- then then thep there Is no room for misunderstanding mis misunderstanding un understanding the speaker or the writer When we say The black and nd white horse which Is we mean one marked marI wI with h the two colors but when but when w we sa say The rhe bla k horse and tl the white horse we mean two horses one black and one white Copyright I I 0 f 0 |