Discriminate between ILL and ILLY. It is better, perhaps, to use the terms ill-formed, ill-made, ill-constructed, than to use the word illy. Those writers are in error, who say there is no such word as illy in our language. Southey says, "I have illy spared so large a band." Its use, however, is rare.

Discriminate between INDIVIDUAL and PERSON. Don't say, "The individual who called was not prepossessing," "There were several individuals on the wharf." Use person or persons. Individual, etymologically, means that which can not be divided, and is used in respect to persons or things to denote unity. Discriminate between LAY and LIE. Lay is an active-transitive verb, like love and load.

It takes an objective case directly after it. Lie is an intransitive verb, and takes no objective case after it, unless followed by a preposition. Don't say, "He laid down to rest," "He is gone to lay down"; say, "lay down," and "lie down." Don't say, "He lays ill of a fever," "The steamboat lays at the wharf"; say, "lies ill," "lies at."

Discriminate between LEARN and TEACH. Formerly learn was used in the sense of teach. It is not so used now. Don't say,

"I will learn the child his letters."

teach.

Use

Discriminate between LEAVE and LET. Don't say, "Leave her be." Use let.

Discriminate between LENGTHY and LONG. Lengthy is used quite commonly in England,

as well as in America, in place of long. It is preferable, however, to say "a long sermon," "a long speech," "a long discussion," instead of lengthy.

Discriminate between LESS and FEWER. Don't say, "There were not less than forty persons in the room." Use fewer.

Discriminate in the use of LIKE and As. Don't say, "Do like I do"; "You must read like James does." Use as. Like is followed by an object only, and does not take a verb in the same construction. As is followed by a verb expressed or understood.

Discriminate between LOAN and LEND. Don't say, "Loan me your Virgil." Use lend. Discriminate between LOVE and LIKE. Love expresses far more than like, and implies de

votion, absorption, self-sacrifice. Hence, don't "I love beefsteak." Use like.

say,

Discriminate between LUXURIOUS and LuxuRIANT. Luxurious now means, indulging or delighting in luxury; as, luxurious retirement; luxurious ease; a luxurious table. Luxuriant is confined to excessive growth or production; as, luxuriant branches; luxuriant fruits.

Discriminate in the use of MARRY. Richard

Grant White says the proper form, in announcing a marriage, is to say, "Married, Mary Jones to John Smith." To marry is to give or be given to a husband. The woman is married to the man.

Discriminate between MISTAKE and MISTAKEN.

Don't say, "If I am not mistaken, you are

taking the wrong road." Say, "If I mistake not." Don't say, "I repeat that you are mistaken in your opinion." Say, "You mistake," etc.

Discriminate between MOST and ALMOST. "He goes there most every day."

Don't say,

Use almost.

Discriminate in the use of MUTUAL. Don't say, "They had a mutual friend," say "a common friend." Mutual properly relates to two persons, and implies something reciprocally given and received; as, mutual love; mutual friendship.

Discriminate between NAMED and MENTIONED. Don't say, "I named the occurrence to no

one." Use mentioned.

Discriminate in the use of NEITHER and NOR.