Part 12 (1/2)

_Try_ should be followed by _to_ rather than _and_ ”I will try _to_ go,” not ”I will try _and_ go”

_Ugly_ should never be used in the sense of _bad tempered_ or _vicious_

It means ”repulsive to the eye”

_Unique_ does not mean _rare_, _odd_, or _unusual_ It means alone of its kind

_Upward of_ should not be used in the sense of _more than_

_Venal_ should not be confused with _venial_

_Verbal_ should not be confused with _oral_ A _verbal_ e is a ly It is a word of great emphasis and like all such words defeats its purpose when used too frequently

_Visitor_ is a human caller _Visitant_ a supernatural caller

_Want_ should not be used in the sense of _wish_, e g, ”I _want_ it”

really means ”I feel the want of it” or ”I lack it” _Want_, _wish_, and _need_ should be carefully distinguished

_Way_ should not be used in the sense of _away_ in such expressions as ”_Way_ down East”

_Ways_ should not be used for _way_, e g, ”It is quite a _ways_ (way) off”

_What_ is often , ”He has no doubt but _what_ (that) he will succeed”

_Whence_ means ”from what place or cause” and should not be preceded by _from_ This applies equally to hence which means ”from this place”

_Which_ should not be used with a clause as its antecedent, e g, ”He replied hotly, _which_ was a mistake” should be ”He replied hotly; this was aa neuter pronoun should not be used to represent a masculine or feminine noun Use who Between the two neuter pronouns _which_ and _that_ let euphony decide

_Who_ should not be , ”_Who_ (whoton, than _who_ (whose) no greater name is recorded” Impersonal objects should be referred to by _which_ rather than _who_

_Without_ should not be used for _unless_, e g, ”I will not go _without_ (unless) you go with me”

_Witness_ should not be used for _see_

_Worst kind_ or _worst kind of way_ should not be used for _veryto woman as woman”

_Woular Verbs_

Table 1 contains the principal parts of all irregular verbs whose past tense and perfect participle are unlike

Most errors in the use of irregular verbs occur with those in Table 1