Part 66 (1/2)

Wrong: There _was not scarcely_ a pound of meat for us all

Right: There _was scarcely_ a pound of meat for us all

SELDOM EVER Do not use _seldom_ with _ever_ Say instead _seldom_ or _seldom, if ever_

Wrong: Fires _seldom ever_ occur

Right: Fires _seldom_ occur Fires _seldom, if ever_ occur

SHUT OF Do not use _shut of_ in the sense of _rid of_

Wrong: We are _shut of_ him at last

SIGHT Do not use _sight_ in the sense of _many_ or _much_

Wrong: A great _sight of people_ flocked to hear him

Right: A great _many people_ flocked to hear him

SIT, SET Do not confuse these tords See --57

SO Do not use _so_ alone as a conjunction Say _so that_

Wrong: He spoke in the open air, _so_ more could see and hear him

Right: He spoke in the open air, _so that_ more could see and hear him

SOME Do not use _some_ as an adverb in the sense of _somewhat_ or a _little_

Wrong: He plays the violin _some_

Right: He plays the violin _a little_

SORT OF A Do not use _a_ after _sort of_ See _Kind of a_

SORT Do not precede _sort_ by _these_ or _those_ See _Kind_

SUCH Do not follow _such_ by _hich_, or _that_ as relatives

Wrong: All _such persons who_ think so will soon see their mistake

Right: All _such persons as_ think so will soon see their mistake