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Show Lesson In English by W. L. Gordon Words Often Misused Do not write, "He staid at the Grand Holel." Staid means steady and sober; sedate. Write "He stayed at the Grand Hotel." Do not say "We walked a distance of three miles." Omit a distance of. Merely say, "We walked three miles." Do not say, "He dwelled in a humble cottage." "He dwelt" is preferred. Do not say, "A girl of ten years old." Say, "A girl ten years old," "A girl ten years of age," or "a girl of ten years." Do not say, "I feel very good today, thank you." Say, "I feel very well." Say, "I shall enclose (or inclose) in-close) the papers you requested." Both words are correct. Words Often Mispronounced Grimace, Pronounce gri-mas, i as in it, a as in ace, and accent i second syllable, not the first. Titanic. Pronounce, ti-tan-ik, first syllable as tie, second syll- I able as tan, second i as in it, accent ac-cent second syllable. Hilarious. Pronounce hi-lar-i-us, both i's as in it, a as in care, accent second syllable. Humble. Pronounce hum-b'l formerly um-b'l. Regatta. Pronounce re-gat-a, e as in me, first a as in at, second a as in ask unstressed, accent second syllable. Inquiry. Pronounce in-kwir-i first and third i's as in it; second sec-ond i as in ice, accent second syllable. Words Often Mispelled Mantel (a shelf;. Mantle (a garment). Owing no e. Technique observe the ch and ique. Sleigh' (skill); distinguished from slight. pemperamont; observe the a Sarasaparilla; four a's, two I's Word Study "Use a word three times and 't is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one vord each day. Words for this lesson: .Microcosm; a little world. (Pronounce mi-kro-koz'm, i as in nine, first o as in no, second o is in of, accent first syllable). 'Philosophers say that man is a nicrocosm, resembling in min-ature min-ature every part of the world." Derogatory; lessening in good -cpute; disparaging. (Pronounce -irst o as in of, accent second ;yllable). "He made some derogatory derog-atory remarks about Mr. Brown." Axiom; a self-evident truth. "The whole .is greater than a part" is an axiom.. Impute; to charge; ascribe; redit. "One vice of a darker ihade was imputed to him ?nvy." Macaulay. |