scription so as to read, "No Talking Aloud," which (he
declared) did not prevent _whispering_, and chatting in _low tones_. What
shall be said of the following--"_No Smoking Aloud_?"

27. "_No extras or vacations_:" [from the prospectus of a schoolmistress:]
say, NOR _vacations_.

28. "He was never known to be _covetous_:" pronounce _covetous_ as if
written _covet us_, and _not covetyus_.

29. _The Three R.'s._--An ignorant and vain pedagogue, on being asked what
he could teach, replied, "The three R.'s--_'ritin'_, _'rethmetic_, and
_readin'_." Any persons among the readers of this little book, who may
chance to be schoolmasters, are warned against giving such a course of
instruction.

30. "Dearly _beloved_ brethren:" when _beloved_ is placed _before_ the
noun, as in this instance, pronounce it in three syllables; when placed
_after_, in two syllables, as, "She was much _be-loved_ by us all." When
used as a noun by itself, it is pronounced in three syllables; as,
"_Be-lov-ed_, let us love one another."

31. "Not _as I know_:" say, _that I know_.

32. "He came on purpose _for to do_ it:" omit _for_.

33. "He would never believe _but what_ I did it:" say, _but that_ I did
it.

34. "He is quite _as good as me_:" say, _as good as I_. Also, instead of
_as good as him_, say, _as good as he_. In both these instances _am_ or
_is_ must be mentally supplied at the end of the phrase, to suggest the
meaning; and the pronouns should, therefore, be in the nominative case.

35. "_Many an one_ has done the same:" say, _many a one_. _A_, and _not
an_, is also used before the _long sound of u_, that is, when _u_ forms _a
distinct syllable of itself_: as, _a unit_, _a union_, _a university_: it
is also used before _eu_: as, a _euphony_, and likewise before the word
_ewe_: as, _a ewe_: we should also say, _a youth_, not _an youth_.

36. "How do you like _these kind_ of pears?" say, _these kinds_; a noun in
the singular number will not allow its adjective to be in the plural.

37. "You should have _went_ home:" say, _gone_.

38. "John went with _James and I_:" say, _James and me_.

39. "I _see him_ last Monday:" say, _saw him_.

40. "He was _averse from_ such a proceeding:" say, _averse to_.

41. "Have you _shook_ the table-cloth?" say, _shaken_.

42. "I have _rang_ several times:" say, _rung_.

43. "I _know'd_ him at once:" say, _knew_.

44. "You have _drank_ too much of it:" say, _drunk_.

45. "He has _chose_ a very