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depends upon the meaning one intends to convey, whether he or him shall be used.

Discriminate in the use of the article THE. Always place it before such adjectives as REVEREND, HONORABLE; as, "The Rev. Canon Farrar"; "The Honorable Charles Sumner."

Discriminate in the use of THINK. Don't say, It cost me more than you think for"; omit for.

Discriminate in the use of THOSE. Don't say, "Those kind of cattle are the best"; "Those kind of people are not to be trusted"; "Those kind of lemons are to be preferred." Say, "That kind of cattle is the best"; "That kind of people is not to be trusted"; "That kind of lemons is to be preferred."

Discriminate in the use of TRANSPIRE. Transpire is properly used of that which escapes from secrecy, or which leaks out. Don't say, "A fire transpired yesterday"; "Months will transpire before Christmas comes." Say 66 occurred," "will occur." It is correct to say, "The jurors did not let any report of their proceedings transpire."

Discriminate in the use of TRY and MAKE. Don't say, "I tried the experiment." Use made. To use tried would be equivalent to saying, "I tried the attempt on the trial.” Discriminate between VOCATION and AVOCATION. A man's vocation is his business, his calling, his profession. His avocation is his occasional business; that with which he fills his time. Such avocation may be recreation.

Discriminate between WAS and Is. What is true at all times should be expressed by is, or a verb in the present tense. "He came to the conclusion that there was no immortality"; "The greatest of Bryant's poems was Thanatopsis.'" In both cases, use is.

Discriminate in the use of WHENCE, HENCE,

and THENCE. Don't say, "From whence do you come?"; "He went from hence"; "He came from thence." Say "whence," "hence," "thence." From is superfluous.

LESS.

Discriminate in the use of WITHOUT and UNDon't say, "I shall not depart without my parents' consent"; "You will never perform that example without you study." Say, "Without the consent of my parents, or,

unless my parents consent"; "unless you study."

Discriminate in the use of WITNESS and SEE. Don't say, "This is the most awful sea I ever witnessed." Use saw. Witness properly means testimony from personal knowledge. A man witnesses a murder, a theft, and the like.

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PREPOSITIONS.

DISCRIMINATE in the use of ABOVE, OVER, BEYOND, and UPON. Over relates to an extension along the upper surface of an object. Above does not convey the idea of contact with the body below it. Over may or may not imply such contact. Beyond has reference to the farther side, or most distant side, of an object. Upon relates to the contact of one body with the upper surface of another, thus: "He wandered over the earth." "The fowls that fly above the earth." "Beyond that flaming hill." "He kept watch upon the tower." Figuratively, above denotes superiority, as, the

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