here _among the rest_." This mode of expression, which
is very common, literally declares an impossibility. The signification of
"the rest" is, those _in addition_ to Thompson, and of which Thompson
formed _no part_; he could not therefore be _among_ them. A more correct
form would be, "Thompson was there _with_ the rest."

13. "The _two first_ cows are the fattest," said a farmer at an
agricultural fair. He should have said, "the _first two_;" there can be
only _one_ that is _first_--the other must necessarily be _second_.

14. "It is an error; _you are mistaken_:" say, you _mistake_. _Mistaken_
means _misapprehended_; "you _mistake_," means "you _misapprehend_."

15. "Have you _lit_ the fire, Bridget?" say, _lighted_; _lit_ is now
obsolete.

16. "To be is an _auxiliary_ verb:" pronounce _auxiliary_ as though
spelled _awg-zil-ya-re_, and not in five syllables.

17. _February_: this word is often incorrectly spelled by omitting the
_r_.

18. The "_Miscellany_" was an interesting publication: pronounce
_miscellany_ with the accent on _mis_, and not on _cel_.

19. "_Celery_ is a pleasant vegetable:" pronounce _celery_ as it is
written, and not _salary_.

20. "Are you at _leisure_?" pronounce _lei_ in _leisure_ the same as
_lee_. The word should not rhyme with _measure_.

21. "John is my _oldest_ brother:" say, _eldest_. _Elder and eldest_ are
applied to _persons_--_older and oldest_ to _things_. Usage, however, does
not make these distinctions imperative.

22. "The cloth was _wove_ in a very short time:" say, _woven_.

23. "I prefer the _yolk_ of an egg to the white:" the more common word is
_yelk_, with the _l_ sounded; but if _yolk_ be used, it should be
pronounced like _yoke_.

24. _Sparrowgrass_: it is only the grossest ignorance which confounds this
word with _asparagus_. The same is the case with _ing-uns_ for _onions_. A
man in an obscure section of New Jersey, inquiring at a country store for
_onions_, was told that there were none in the place. On his going out,
the storekeeper turned to half a dozen idlers sitting round the stove, and
said, "I wonder if that 'tarnal fool meant _ing-uns_!"

25. "You are very _mischievous_:" pronounce _mischievous_ with the accent
on _mis_, and not on _chie_, and do not say _mischievious_
(_mis-cheev-yus_).

26. The following words were posted, as a sign, in a reading-room--"No
Talking Allowed;" which was designed to prohibit all conversation. A wag
altered the in