Slips of speech

A, An, 181.
Aberration of intellect, 87.
A 1,83.
A hundred others’ woes—Pronouns, 126.
Ability, Capacity, 27.
About, Almost, 28.
About, Around, 95.
Above, More than, Preceding, 111.
Above, Foregoing, 87.
Above up, 180.
Acceptance, Acceptation, 28.
Access, Accession, 28.
Accident, Injury, 28.
Accord, Give, 86.
Accordance of Verb with Subject, 198.
Collective Nouns, 203.
Compound Subjects, 200.
Each, Every, No, Not, 201.
Interrogative sentences, 199.
Or, Nor, As well as, But, Save, 201.
Phenomena, Effluvia, 204.
Poetical Construction, 201.
Singular in Meaning, 200.
Subject after the Verb, 199.
Titles of Books, 204.
Weights, Measures, and Values, 203.
Whereabouts, 204.
You was, 204.
Acoustics, Ethics, Politics, 143.
Act, Action, 86.
Adherence, Adhesion, 36.
Adjective or Adverb, 150.
Adopt, Take, 37.
Adverbs, 150.
Adverbs for Relative Pronouns, 140.
Advise, Persuade, 52.
Affect, Effect, 37.
After of—Possessive case, 127.
After than and as—Pronouns, 132.
After that, 159.
After the Imperative—Pronouns, 132.
After verbs— Participles, 171.
After the verb To be—Pronouns, 131.
After verbs and prepositions—Pronouns, 130.
Again, Against, 115.
Aggravate, Exasperate, 37.
Agreeably disappointed, 77.
Agreement with Antecedent—Pronouns, 133.
Ain’t, 119.
Alex. Melville Bell, 24.
Alienate, Antagonize, Oppose, 32.
Alighted, Lit, Lighted, 88.
All, Is that all? 108.
All of, 180.
All, Whole, 41, 51.
Alleviate, Relieve, 37.
Allow, Guess, Reckon, Calculate, 56.
Allowed, Said, 87.
Allude to, Refer to, 77.
Almost, About, 28.
Almost, Most, Very, 30.
Alms, Odds, Riches, 145.
Alone, Only, 113.
Alternative, 87.
Alternation, 87.
Alumna, Formula, 144,
Alumnus, Terminus, Cactus, 143.
Ambiguity—Pronouns, 135.
Among the rest, 78.
Among, Between, 175.
Amount, Number, 32.
Analysis, Crises, 143.
And, To—Try and, 117.
Anglicized Words, 20.
Angry, Mad, 30.
Animalcules, not Animalculae, 148.
Anniversary, 87.
Answer, Reply, 32.
Antagonize, Alienate, Oppose, 32.
Anticipate, Expect, 32.
Any, At all, 32.
Anyhow, 81.
Anyways, Somewheres, Thereabouts, 78.
Apart, Aside, 78.
Apparent, Evident, 33.
Appendix, Index, 148.
Appointed you and I—after verbs and prepositions, 130.
Appreciate highly, 189.
Apprehend, Comprehend, 105.
Archimedes’ Screw, 125.
Argue, Augur, 98.
Around, About, 95.
Articles, 181.
A, An, 181.
Interchanged, 184.
Omitted, 182.
Redundant, 183.
Titles—The Reverend, 182.
As after Equally, 190.
As... as, 162.
As, Like, 88.
As... so, 163.
As soon as, Directly, Immediately, 77.
As, That, 70.
As though, As if, 160.
As well as, Or, Nor, But, Save, 201.
Ascend up, 189.
Aside, Apart, 78.
Asparagus, Sparrowgrass, 34.
Assets, Alms, Scissors, 145.
Assure, Promise, 34.
At all, Any, 32.
At, To, 176.
At you, 114.
Attacked, Burst, Drowned, 108.
Aware, Conscious, 39.
Away, Way, 41.
Awful, 81.
Awkward construction—Participles, 172.

Back up, Support, 82.
Badly, Greatly, 114.
Bad toothache, 70.
Balance, Remainder, 60.
Bandits, Banditti, 148.
Barbaric, Barbarous, 98.
Barbarisms, 20.
Beaus, Tableaux, Chateaux, 147.
Beautifully, Beautiful, 70.
Because, Reason, 156.
Been to, 190.
Beg, Beg leave, 71.
Beg pardon, Which? 26.
Begin, Commence, 38.
Behave, 60.
Bell, Alex. Melville, 24.
Besides, 49.
Beside, Besides, 108.
Better, Best, 61.
Between, Among, 175.
Between you and I—After verbs and prepositions, 130.
Black Oxide of Manganese, 36.
Bombastic Language, 18.
Both, 190.
Both, Both of, 72.
Both, Each, 72.
Bound, 61.
Bountiful, Plentiful, 108.
Brace, Pair, Couple, 147.
Bravery, Courage, 116.
Bring, Fetch, Carry, 44.
Brooks’s Arithmetics, 125.
Brothers, Brethren, 149.
Bryant’s list, 16.
Bulk, 82.
Burglarize, 82.
Burst, Attacked, Drowned, 108.
But, Except, 157.
But, If, 157.
But, Only, Except, 157.
But, Or, Nor, Save—As well as, 201.
But superfluous, 158.
But that, 158, 190.
But that, But what, 82, 157.
But that, 157.
But that, Than that, 158.
But what, 160.
But what, But that, 82, 157.
By, In, 175.
By, With, 177.

Calculate, 83.
Calculate, Guess, Reckon, Allow, 56.
Calculated, Liable, 83.
Calligraphy, 68.
Came across, Met with, 109.
Campbell’s law, 20.
Can, Could, Will, 115.
Can but, Cannot but, 68.
Cannot by no means, 196.
Can’t and Couldn’t, 120.
Can’t do nothing, 196.
Cantos, Heroes, 145.
Capacity, Ability, 27.
Carry, Bring, Fetch, 44.
Case forms—Pronouns, 129.
Casualty, Casuality, 68.
Character, Reputation, 44.
Chauncey Depew and Eli Perkins, 65.
Cheap, Low-priced, 30.
Cherubim, Seraphim, 142.
Choice of prepositions, 175.
Choice of relatives—Pronouns, 138.
Choice of words, 15.
Chrysalis, Analysis, 143.
Chuck-full, 74.
Clearness—Participles, 172.
Clever, Smart, 85.
Climax, 112.
Climb down, 103.
Collective nouns, 203.
Collective nouns—Pronouns, 135.
Commence, Begin, 38.
Commenced to write, 107.
Commercial slang, 23.
Commodious, Convenient, 26.
Common, Mutual, 28.
Common slang, 23.
Complected, 69.
Complete, Finished, Through, 39, 99.
Compound subject, 200.
Comprehend, Apprehend, 105.
Conclusion, End, 39.
Conjunctions, 156.
Conscious, Aware, 39.
Contemplate, Propose, 75.
Contemptible, Contemptuous, 52.
Continual, Continuous, 39.
Continually, Perpetually, 52.
Contractions, 118.
Convenient, Commodious, 26.
Convict, Convince, 40.
Correlatives, 162.
Could, Can, Will, 115.
Couldn’t, Can’t, 120.
Couple, Pair, Brace, 147.
Couple, Several, 76.
Courage, Bravery, 116.
Criterion, Datum, 144.
Crowd, 74.
Cunning, 59.
Cupfuls— Plural compounds, 147.
Curious, 59.
Custom, Habit, 40.
Customer, Patron, 93.
Cute, 59.
Cut in half, 98.

Daren’t, Dursen’t, 123.
Data, Strata, 144.
Datum, Phenomenon, 144, 204.
Deface, Disfigure, 43.
Defect, Fault, 45.
Degrade, Demean, 43.
Depot, Station, 43.
Description, Kind, 44.
Didn’t, Don’t, 120.
Dies, Dice, 149.
Differ among themselves, 192.
Different, 191.
Differ with, From, 175.
Different from, to, than, 75, 176.
Directly, Immediately, As soon as, 77.
Disfigure, Deface, 43.
Disremember, 69.
Dispense, Dispense with, 75.
Dock, Wharf, 52.
Don’t and Didn’t, 120.
Don’t want none, 195.
Double negatives, 194.
Double possessives, 126.
Doubt not but, 160.
Dreadful solemn— Adjective or adverb? 152.
Drive, Ride, 76.
Drowned, Attacked, Burst, 108.
Dry, Thirsty, 75.
Due, Owing, 71.
Dursent, Daren’t, 123.
Dutch, German, 75.

Each, Both, 72.
Each, Every, 71.
Each, Every, No, Not, 201.
Each other, One another, 46.
Each other’s eyes—Pronouns, 126.
Each... their—Agreement with antecedent, 134.
Effect, Affect, 37.
Effluvia, Phenomena, 144, 204.
Either, Neither, 47, 163.
Either the... or the, 159.
Elder, Older, 91.
Eli Perkins and Chauncey Depew, 65.
Ellipsis, Analysis, 143.
Else ...besides, 49.
Else than, Other than, 159.
Emigrants, Immigrants, 78.
Empty, 86.
End, Conclusion, 39.
Endorse, Indorse, 84.
End up, 192.
Enjoy, 86.
Enjoyed poor health, 36.
Equally as well, 190.
Evacuate, Vacate, 75.
Ever, Never, 72.
Every confidence, 67.
Every, Each, 71.
Every, Each, No, Not, 201.
Everybody else’s, 128.
Everybody... they—Agreement with antecedent, 134.
Every once in awhile, 73.
Everywheres, 190.
Evident, Apparent, 33.
Exasperate, Aggravate, 37.
Except, But, 157.
Except, But, Only, 157.
Except, Unless, Besides, 161.
Exceptionable, Exceptional, 73.
Excuse me—Which? 26.
Expect, Anticipate, 32.
Expect, Suspect, Suppose, 110.

Factor, 112.
Farther, Further, 45.
Fathers-in-law—Plural compounds, 147.
Fault, Defect, 45.
Favor, Resemble, 59.
Feel like, 190.
Feels badly—Adjective or adverb? 151.
Female, Woman, 73.
Fetch, Bring, Carry, 44.
Few, 191.
Few, Little, 46.
Fewer, Less, 73.
Fictitious writer, 62.
Fine writing, 8.
Finished, Complete, Through, 39, 99.
Fire, Throw, 78.
First, Firstly, 62.
First, Former, 61.
First-rate, 62.
First two, 79.
Fish, Fly, 148.
Fix, In a, 53.
Fix, Mend, Repair, 62.
Fly, Flee, 53.
Flys, Fishes, 148.
Foregoing, Above, 87.
Foreign words, 9.
Former, First, 61.
Formulas, Larvas, Stigmas, 144.
For to see, 189.
Frederick the Great’s Kindness—Nouns in apposition, 127.
From hence, thence, whence, 180.
From, Of, 104, 176.
Funny, 56.
Further, Farther, 45.
Future, Subsequent, 79.

Gent’s pants, 79.
German, Dutch, 75.
Get, Got, 54.
Give, Accord, 36.
Good deal, Great deal, 57.
Good piece, Long distance, 110.
Good usage, 19.
Good, Well, 158.
Got to, Must, 115.
Governor, the old man, 97.
Great big, 98.
Great deal, Good deal, 57.
Greatly, Badly, 114.
Grouse, Quail, Snipe, 149.
Grow, Raise, Rear, 113.
Guess, Reckon, Calculate, Allow, 56.
Gums, Overshoes, 56.

Habit, Custom, 40.
Had better, Would better, 57.
Had have, 192.
Had ought to, 193.
Hadn’t, Haven’t, Hasn’t, 121.
Haint, Taint, 121.
Hangs on, Continues, 115.
Have got, 188.
Have saw, Has went, 114.
Haven’t, Hasn’t, Hadn’t, 121.
Haply, Happily, 114.
Happen, Transpire, 65.
Has went, Have saw, 114.
Hate, Dislike, 116.
Healthy, Wholesome, 52.
Healthy, Healthful, 112.
Hearty meal, 98.
He is no better than me— After than and as, 133.
Help but be, 191.
Heroes, Cantos, Stuccoes, 145.
Herrings, Trout, Pike, 149.
He’s, She’s, It’s, 123.
Hey? Which? 25.
Hire, Lease, Let, Rent, 88.
His, One’s, 50.
His or her—Needless pronouns, 136.
Hope, Wish, 99.
House, Residence, 43.
How for by which— Adverbs for relative pronouns, 140
How, That, 154.
Hung, Hanged, 112.

I am him-Case forms, 129.
Idea, Opinion, 113.
If, But, 157.
If, Whether, 58.
Ill, Sick, 107.
Illy, Ill, 58.
Immediately, Directly, As soon as, 77.
Immigrants, Emigrants, 78.
Implicit, 58.
I’m, You’re, He’s, She’s, It’s, We’re, They’re, 123.
In a fix, 53.
In, By, 175.
In, Into, 85, 176.
In, Of, 177.
In, On, 177.
In our midst, 84.
In respect of, To, 176.
In so far, 188.
Inaugurate, 109.
Incomplete Infinitive, 168.
Index, Appendix, 148.
Individual, 58.
Indorse, Endorse, 84.
Infinitive, 166.
Infinitive, Incomplete, 168.
Infinitive needed—Supply To, 166.
Infinitive unnecessary—Omit “To,” 167.
Informed, Posted, 86.
Injury, Accident, 28.
Interchanged Articles, 184.
Interrogatives—Pronouns, 130.
Interrogative sentences, 199.
Into, In, 85, 176.
Introduce, Present, 105.
“Is building,” 173.
Isn’t, 121.
It’s, He’s, She’s, 123.
It is me—Case forms, 129.

John and Mary’s sled—Double possessives, 126.
Journal, 68.
Junius’s letters, 125.
Juntos, Heroes, Virtuosos, 145.
Just going to, 85.

Kind, Description, 44.
Kind of, 85.
Kind of a, 191.
Knights Templars, 147.
Know as, Know that, 58.
Knowing, 85.

Last, Latest, 59.
Lay, Lie, 69.
Lead a dance, 117.
Learn, Teach, 88.
Lease, Let, Rent, Hire, 88.
Leave, Quit, 83.
Lend, Loan, 88.
Less, Fewer, 73.
Lest, That, 159.
Let it alone, Leave it alone, 83.
Let, Lease, Rent, Hire, 88.
Let you and I try it—After the Imperative, 132.
Let’s, 123.
Liable, Calculated, 83.
Lie, Lay, 69.
Lighted, Lit, Alighted, 88.
Like, As, 88.
Like, Love, 29.
List of Principal Correlatives, 162.
Lit, Lighted, 88.
Little, Few, 46.
Little piece, Short distance, 67.
Little bit, 74.
Loan, Lend, 88.
Look and see, 187.
Look at here, 187.
Lot, Number, 116. Love, Like, 29.
Low-priced, Cheap, 30.
Luck, 84.

Mad, Angry, 30.
Make, Manufacture, 65.
Make way with, 84.
Mayn’t, Mustn’t, Mightn’t, Oughtn’t, 122.
Mayst, Mightest, 123.
Means, Alms, Headquarters, 146.
Measures, Weights, Values, 203.
Memorandum, Datum, 144.
Mend, Fix, Repair, 62.
Mention, Allude to, Refer to, 77.
Men’s and boys’ shoes, 124.
Men, women, and children’s shoes—Double possessives, 126.
Met with, Came across, 109.
Mightn’t, Mustn’t, Mayn’t, Oughtn’t, 122.
Mightst, Mayst, 123.
Mighty, Very, 104.
Misplaced relatives—Pronouns, 141.
Mixed pronouns, 136.
More than, Above, Preceding, 111.
More than, Over, 155.
More, Worse, 42.
Mosquitoes, Heroes, Halos, 145.
Most, Almost, Very, 30.
Musselmans, Dragomans, 145.
Mustn’t, Mayn’t, Mightn’t, and Oughtn’t, 122.
Mutual, Common, 28.
Myself, 29.

Nasty, Nice, 89.
Near, Nearly, 89.
Need, Want, 40.
Needless Articles, 183.
Needless Prepositions, 180.
Needless Pronouns, 136.
Negatives, 194.
Negligence, Neglect, 29.
Neighborhood, Region, 42.
Neither, Either, 47, 163.
Neither... nor, Either, 163.
Never, Ever, 72.
Never... nor (or or), Either, 163.
Never, Not, 29.
News, 142.
New beginner, 191.
New Words, 21.
Nice, Nasty, 89.
Nicely, 89.
No, Each, Every, Not, 201.
No... no, 154, 196.
No, Not, 154.
No good, No use, 89.
No more than I could help, 111.
No use, No good, 89.
Nor... no, 197.
Nor, Or— Pronouns, 135.
Nor, Or, As well as, But, Save, 201.
Nor... not, 197.
None, Singular or plural, 51.
Not... hardly, 196.
Not impossible but, 160.
Not... neither, Either, 163.
Not, Never, 29.
Not... or (or nor), Either, 163.
Not... no, 197.
Noted, Notorious, 94.
Nothing like, 94.
Nothing... nor, 196.
Notorious, Noted, 94.
Nouns in Apposition—Possessive Case 126.
Nouns, Plural-Possessive Case, 125.
Nouns, Singular—Possessive Case, 125.
Nowhere near so, 94.
Nucleus, Terminus, Fungus, 143.
Number, 142.
Number, Amount, 32.
Number, Lot, 116.
Number, Quantity, 38.

O, Oh, 90.
Observe, Say, 90.
Obsolete Words, 20.
Odds, Alms, Riches, 145.
Of any, Of all, 90.
Of, From, 104,176.
Of, In, 177.
“Of” redundant, 169.
Of, With, 176.
Off of, 189.
Older, Elder, 91.
Omission of Article, 182.
Omit the Possessive, 170.
Omission of Preposition, 179.
Omit “Of,” 169.
Omit “To,” 167.
Omitted Relatives—Pronouns, 141.
On, Over, Upon, 104.
One another, Each other, 46.
One... they—Agreement with Antecedent, 134.
One’s, His, 50.
Only, 91.
Only, Alone, 113.
Only, Except, But, 157.
Onto, Upon, 92.
Opens up, 191.
Opinion, Idea, 113.
Oppose, antagonize, Alienate, 32.
Or. Nor, As well as, But, Save, 201.
Or, Nor— Pronouns, 135.
Other, 49.
Other... besides, 49.
Other than, 159.
Other than, Otherwise than, 48.
Otherwise than, Otherwise but, 159.
Ottomans, Mussulmans, 145.
Ought, Should, Would, 102.
Oughtn’t, Mustn’t, Mayn’t, Mightn’t, 122.
Outstart, 92.
Over and Above, More than, 92.
Over, More than, 155.
Over, On, Upon, 104.
Over with, 110.
Overflown, Overflowed, 110.
Overlook, Oversee, 95.
Overshoes, Gums, 56.
Overworked Expressions, 13.
Owing, Due, 71.
Oxide of Manganese, Black, 36.

Pair, Couple, Brace, 147.
Pants, Gent’s, 79.
Pappy, the Old Man, 97.
Parenthetical Expressions—Pronouns, 133.
Part, Portion, 30.
Partake, Ate, 105.
Participles, 169,
After Verbs, 171.
Awkward Construction, 172.
Clearness, 172.
“Is building,” 173.
“Of” redundant, 169.
Omit the Possessive, 170.
Place of, 171.
Party, Person, 93.
Patron, Customer, 93.
Peas, Pease, 149.
Pell-mell, 155.
Pennies, Pence, 149.
Per, 93.
Peradventure, Perchance, 93.
Performers, 93.
Period, Point, 94.
Perpetually, Continually, 52.
Person, Party, 93.
Perspire, Sweat, 86.
Persuade, Advise, 52.
Peruse, 78.
Pet Words, 12.
Phenomena, Data, Effluvia, 144, 204.
Place of Participles, 171.
Plead, Pleaded, 94.
Plenty, Plentiful, 95.
Plural Compounds, 147.
Plural Nouns, 125.
Pocket-handkerchief, 188.
Poet, Poetess, 73.
Poetic Terms, 9.
Poetical Construction, 201.
Point, Period, 94.
Politics, Acoustics, Ethics, 143.
Portion, Part, 30.
Position of Correlatives, 164.
Position of Preposition, 178.
Possessive Case, 124.
After of, 127.
Double possessives, 126.
Nouns, Singular, 125.
” Plural, 125.
” in apposition, 126.
Pronouns, 126.
Somebody else’s, 127.
Postal, 31.
Posted, Informed, 86.
Powerful sight, 105.
Practical, Practicable, 31.
Preceding, Above, More than, 111.
Predicate, 31.
Prefer than, 31.
Preferred before, to, 176.
Prejudice, 33.
Prepositions, 174.
All of, 180.
At, To, 176.
Between, Among, 175.
By, In, 175.
Choice, 175.
Differ with, from, 175.
Different from, to, than, 176.
From hence, 180.
In, Into, 176.
In, On, 177.
In respect of, to, 176.
Needless prepositions, 180.
Of, In, 177.
Of, From, 176.
Omission of prepositions, 179.
Position, 178.
Preferred before, to, 176.
To, With, 177.
Up above, 180.
With, By, 177.
With, Of, 176.
With, To, 178.
Present, Introduce, 105.
Presume, Think, Believe, 33.
Pretend, Profess, 33.
Pretty, Very, 116.
Preventative, Preventive, 33.
Previous, Previously, 33.
Profess, Pretend, 33.
Promise, Assure, 34.
Pronouns, 129.
Adverbs for Relative Pronouns, 140.
After than and as, 132.
” the Imperative, 132.
” To be, 131.
” Verbs and Prepositions, 130.
Agreement with Antecedent, 133.
Ambiguity, 135.
Case Forms, 129.
Choice of Relatives, 138.
Collective Nouns, 135.
Interrogatives, 130.
Misplaced Relatives, 141.
Mixed, 136.
Needless, 136.
Omitted Relatives, 141.
Or, Nor, 135.
Parenthetical expressions, 133.
Silent Predicate, 132.
The one, the other, 141.
Uniform Relatives, 137.
Which and who after and, 140.
Pronouns—Possessive Case, 126.
Pronouns—Personal and Relative, 129.
Proper Names—Plurals, 146.
Propose, Purpose, 34.
Proposal, Proposition, 37.
Propose, Contemplate, 75.
Prospectus, Terminus, Apparatus, 148.
Proved, Proven, 38.
Providing, Provided, 37.
Provincialisms, 24.
Pupil, Scholar, 107.
Purity of Diction, 19.
Purpose, Propose, 34.

Quail, Grouse, Woodcock, 149.
Quantity, Number, 38.
Quite, Very, Rather, 153.
Quite a few, 38.
Quit, Leave, 83.

Raise, Grow, Rear, 113.
Rarely, Rare, 42.
Rather than, Other than, 159.
Real, Really, 42.
Real good, 155.
Rear, Raise, Grow, 113.
Reason, Because, 156.
Receipt, Recipe, 42.
Reckon, Guess, Calculate, Allow, 56.
Recollect of, 187.
Redundancy, 185.
Redundant Article, 183.
Redundant Negatives, 195.
Refer to, Allude to, 77.
Region, Neighborhood, 42.
Relieve, Alleviate, 37.
Remainder, Balance, 60.
Remit, Send, 43.
Rent, Lease, Let, Hire, 88.
Repair, Fix, Mend, 62.
Reply, Answer, 32.
Reputation, Character, 44.
Requisite, Requisition, Requirement, 106.
Resemble, Favor, 59.
Residence, House, 43.
Restaurant French, 10.
Revolting, 96.
Reverend, 182.
Riches, Alms, Odds, 145.
Ride, Drive, 76.
Right, Right here, Just here, 99.
Right smart, 73.
Rise up, 192.
Round, Square, 63.

Said, Allowed, 87.
Same as, Same that, 105.
Save, But, Or, Nor, As well as, 201.
Say, Observe, 90.
Says, States, 63.
Scholar, Pupil, 107.
Section, Region, 106.
Seeming Paradox, 191.
Seldom or ever, 106.
Send, Remit, 43.
Seraphim, Cherubim, 142.
Set, Sit, 80.
Settle up, down, 188.
Several, Couple, 76.
Sewage, Sewerage, 106.
Shall, Will, Should, Would, 100.
Shall you? Will you? 102.
She’s, He’s, It’s, 123.
Should, Would, Ought, 102.
Should, Would, Shall, Will, 100.
Shouldn’t and Wouldn’t, 122.
Sick, Ill, 107.
Sight, Many, 74.
Silent Predicate—Pronouns, 132.
Single, The first, 79.
Singular Nouns, 125.
Singular in Meaning, 201.
Sink down, 192.
Sit, Set, 80.
Slang, 22.
Slang, Commercial, Common, and Society, 23.
Smart, Clever, 85.
Smell of, 192.
Smells sweetly—Adjective or Adverb? 151.
Sociable, Social, 106.
Society Slang, 23.
So... as, 163.
So far, That far, 154.
So nice, 155.
So, Such, 152.
Solos, Heroes, Octavos, 145.
Some better, 98.
Some means or another, 48.
Somebody else’s, 127.
Somewheres, Anyways, Thereabouts, 78.
Sparrowgrass, Asparagus, 34.
Specialty, Speciality, 106.
Square, Round, 63.
Stand a chance, 110.
States, Says, 63.
Station, Depot, 43.
Stay, Stop, 63.
Stilts, 18.
Stop, Stay, 63.
Strata, Data, 144.
Subject after the verb, 199.
Subsequent, Future, 79.
Subtile, Subtle, 63.
Such as you and me— After than and as, 133.
Such, So, 152.
Summerish, Winterish, 99.
Summons, 64.
Supply “To,” 166.
Support, Back up, 82.
Sweat, Perspire, 86.

Tableaux, Beaus, Plateaus, 147.
Tactics, Acoustics, 143.
Taint, Haint, 121.
Take, Adopt, 37.
Talented, 103.
Taste, 7.
Tasty, Tasteful, 64.
Team, 64.
Teach, Learn, 88.
Terminus, Radius, Focus, 143.
Than, 48.
Than ambiguous, 158.
Thanks, I thank you, 115.
That, As, 70.
That, But, 157.
That far, Thus far, 154.
That, Lest, 159.
That omitted, 158.
That, that, 157.
The father he died—Needless pronouns, 136.
The first, Single, 79.
The Honorable, the Reverend, 182.
The Infinitive, 166.
The Miss Browns—Titles, 146.
The Old Man, 97.
The one, the other—Pronouns, 141.
Them books, 137.
Thereabouts, Somewheres, Any ways, 78.
These kind, Those kind, 47.
These sort, Those kind, 64.
These, Those, 62.
They’re, We’re, You’re, 123.
Think for, 192.
Thirsty, Dry, 75.
This much, 154.
This twenty years, These kind, 47.
Those kind, These sort, 64.
Through, Finished, Complete, 39, 99.
Throw, Fire, 78.
Titles of Books, 204.
Titles—The Reverend, the Honorable, 182.
Titles with Proper Names, 146.
To always find—The Infinitive, 166.
To, With, 177, 178.
To, At, 176.
Transpire, Happen, 65.
Trite Expressions, 12.
Truth, Veracity, 67.
Try and, Try to, 117.
Try the experiment, 67.
Two foot, These kind, 48.
Two Negatives, 194.

Ugly, 67.
Unbeknown, 68.
Underhanded, 68.
Under the weather, Ill, 115.
Unexampled, 96.
Uniform Relatives—Pronouns, 137.
Unless, Without, 41.
Up above, 180.
Upon, On, Over, 104.
Utter, Express, 96.

Vacate, Evacuate, 75.
Valuable, Valued, 97.
Values, Weights, Measures, 203.
Veracity, Truth, 67.
Very, Most, Almost, 30.
Very much of, 153.
Very pleased, 97.
Very, Pretty, 116.
Very Vulgar Vulgarisms, 13.
Vicinity, Neighborhood, 97.
Vulgarisms, 13.

Want, Need, 40.
Wasn’t, 122.
Way, Away, 41.
Ways, way, 41.
Weights, Measures, and Values, 203.
Well, Good, 153.
Weren’t, 122.
We’re, They’re, You’re, 123.
Wharf, Dock, 52.
Wharf, Wharves, 149.
What for that, 137.
What? Which? Hey? 25.
Whereabouts, 204.
Where for in which—Adverbs for Relative Pronouns, 140.
Whether, If, 58.
Whether... Whether, 160.
Which? 25.
Which? Beg pardon, 25.
Which for who, 137.
Which? What? 25.
Which and who after and—Pronouns, 140.
Who should I see—Interrogatives, 131.
Whole, All, 41, 51.
Wholesome, Healthy, 52.
Whom do you think he is—Interrogatives, 131.
Why, 187.
Widow woman, 186.
Will, Could, Can, 115.
Will, Shall, Should, Would, 100.
Will you? Shall you? 102.
Winterish, Summerish, 99.
Wish, Hope, 99.
With, By, 177.
With, Of, 176.
With, To, 177, 178.
Without, Unless, 41.
Woman, Female, 73.
Words, Anglicized, 20.
Words Improperly Used, 26.
Words, New, 21.
Words, Obsolete. 20.
Words to be avoided, 18.
Worse, More, 42.
Would better, Had better, 57.
Would Should, Ought, 102.
Would, Should, Shall, Will, 100.
Wouldn’t, Shouldn’t, 122.

You are him—Case Forms, 129.
You’re, We’re, They’re, 123.
You was, 204.