accusations. "Are you there?" He an

swered, "Yes."

"I charge you with ingratitude." He replied, "Your charge is false,"

Discriminate in the use of the word ANTE

CEDENTS. If you wish to know of the past of a man's life, or his previous course of conduct, don't say, "What are his antecedents?" but simply ask what his past history has been. The antecedents of an officer are those who have preceded him in the office. The antecedents of President Arthur are the Presidents from Washington down.

Discriminate between ANTICIPATE and ExPECT. Instead of saying, "The arrival of the vessel was hourly anticipated," say, "ex

pected." To anticipate means, to take be forehand; to get ahead of; to get the start of; to foretaste.

Discriminate between ANY and AT ALL.

We

may say, "He is not any worse." We could not say, "He did not hear any." It should be, "at all."

Discriminate between APPRECIATE and VALUE or PRIZE. Instead of saying, “I appreciate highly his services," say, "value" or "prize." Appreciate means, to put a true value on persons or things—their merit, worth, ability, and the like; to estimate justly.

Discriminate between APPRECIATE and RISE or INCREASE IN VALUE. It is improper to say, "The land greatly appreciated in value." Use increase or rose.

Discriminate between APPREHEND and COмPREHEND. To apprehend is to take an idea into the mind, to have a partial conception of its meaning. To comprehend means to understand fully.

Discriminate in the use of ANYBODY ELSE, SOMEBODY ELSE, NOBODY ELSE. Although it may be strictly grammatical to call each of these phrases a compound noun, and put else in the possessive case, and say, “Somebody else's book," yet it is more euphonious to consider else as an adjective, and add the apostrophe and s to the word which else qualifies, and say, "Somebody's else book," and in like manner, nobody's else, anybody's else.

Discriminate between APT and LIKELY or LIABLE. Don't say, "Where shall I be apt to

see him?” "What is he apt to be about?” "If you will leave a message it will be apt to reach me." "If you meet him you will be apt to have difficulty." Use likely or liable.

Discriminate in the use of the word ARTIST. Keep artist to designate the higher order of workmen; as, painters, sculptors, musicians, architects, and the like. Don't use it to

designate barbers, laundrymen, tailors, etc.

Discriminate between As and THAT. Don't say, "Not as I know of"; say, "Not that I know of."

Discriminate between As and So. Don't say, "This is not as good as that"; say, "This is not so good." "It was good so far as it went"; say, "as far as."

Discriminate between AT and By. Don't say, "The goods were sold at auction"; say, "by auction." "Niagara is still more wonderful seen at night"; say, "by night."

Discriminate between AT LENGTH and AT LAST. Don't say, "At length deliverance came"; "At length the sound of the train was heard"; say, "at last." To hear at length means to hear in detail, or fully. Discriminate in the use of such words as AuTHOR and AUTHORESS, POET and POETESS, and the like. An author is a person, of either sex, who writes books. A poet is a person, man or woman, who writes poetry. Authoress and poetess are therefore superfluous. Discriminate in the use of BAD. Don't say, "I have a bad cold"; say, "a severe cold."

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