Show common errors A few weeks since we printed from eow how how now to talk taik talka a series of common errors corrected which we doubt not have been fully appreciated bythe by the massof mab mas of our readers and probably ere this thoroughly digested so that there will be a relish for the tho enumeration of a few more some peradventure may deem thia this rather dry food it may be so to those who are persistently ignorant or pe perhaps aiso alao to that class who think they knew it all before which we trust is few in numbers though it may not be amiss here to state we have recently heard of one or two such individuals A correct and elegant mode of expressing their thoughts ia is one of the finest accomplishments in ants that our young people can possess te to acquire which at more advanced age atter attey having become established in the incorrect use uge of words and in the utterance of vulgar and anil unmeaning phrases is rarely attempted instead of adopting the common expressions every day sounding III in hib bis ears the youth should mold his use of language from reading the works of the most chaste and accomplished authors yet never for a moment seeking to imitate that pedantic precision which shows chows rather the weakness of a vain ambition than the polish of an educated mind from the printers news letter zur lur published publish eiL ell ia philadelphia and baltimore we extract the following list do not use avocation forro fot toT vocation cation the latter signifies occupation employment business the th former whatever withdraws or diverts us from that business it was impossible not to suspect tb the e pacify reya eero ci of this story it should be truth of this story veracity ia is applicable to persons only I 1 1 I had rather walk it should be 1 I would rather walk had denotes past possession not net will or desire 1 I doubt not but I 1 shall be able 11 1 I doubt not that lat I 1 shall be able he was too young to hare have fell his iosbel lolo wf 11 1 it should be tofeek to feer feel his loss 11 1 I seldom or ever see him now it should ie be 1 I seldom or never or isei isel seldom om iftner see hita bita now y I 1 do not say rather childish rather mallisk gal sal fish lisk aa a the termination ish and the word rather have the same meaning such expressions though very common are tautological I 1 11 1 I expected to ha hava have found round him it should bej bey be 11 1 I expected to find him P 11 1 I intended to have visited him it should be 11 intended to visit him 2 41 1 I had hoped you would have come it should bri bei lie irb 1 I 1 hoped hope you would come 0 11 rode in a one horse shaya it ought to lt b one horse chaise there is no such word as es eschay lag liay hag lie he can write better than me say than ly J when two things are compared we must say the elder of the two not the eldest the richer of the two not the richest my brother is taller than I 1 not the tallest though who is applied to persons persona and to inan inanimate mate things yet to distin distinguish guith one of two or more persons persona which must roust be usda which is the happy man not who chich of these Ia ladies diesl the observation of the sabbath is a dutye duty daty it should be the observance of the sabbath observation gerua gerva tion tiou means roeana remarking or noticing older observance keeping or obeying A child of four years old it should b be e a child four years old or aged four years 2 the ithe negligence of this leaves ua us exposed expose df 9 it ought to be the neglect of this 2 etc negligence li implies habit neglect expresses an act no mail man had ever less friend friends gf it should bel bei fewer less refers to quantity ty be that as it milij will it s bould should b be e 2 be that thit al a it may 2 the above discourse it should be the pre ceding discourse I 1 i the then ministry it should be the ml min n astry of that time 2 ail all over the countr country yI it should be over all the country provisions were plenty 9 sa sat plentiful 11 1 I propose to visit them it should be it t ose ore to visit vigil them 1 I leave town in the latter ar end of luly july 3 omit the word latter 11 1 I should have very much liked to aa have seen him lim it should be to see zee him he plunged down into the water omit the th word down we must do this last list cfall I omit evall evalt where ia is it says I 1 to him it should be gaid said I 1 to him 3 this thia is a bure aure it be preventive ire washington ia Is the capitola capi tole talf it should be a petal pital the state house ia Is the capitol capita the tha city liy ity in which the seat of government ate eted d is the capital |