say, _By'mby_.

439. Be careful to observe the _two plurals_ of the following nouns:

Singular. First Plural. Second Plural.

_Brother,_ _Brothers_ (of the same _Brethren_ (of the same
parents), society).

_Die,_ _Dies_ (for coining), _Dice_ (for gaming).

_Index,_ _Indexes_ (tables of contents), _Indices_ (signs in
algebra).

_Pea,_ _Peas_ (referring to a _Pease_ (referring to the
limited number), whole species).

_Penny,_ _Pennies_ (coins), _Pence_ (the value).

_Cow,_ _Cows_ (a herd of cattle), _Kine_ (the species).

_Sow,_ _Sows_ (a litter), _Swine_ (the species).

_Genius,_ _Geniuses_ (men of genius), _Genii_ (imaginary spirits).

440. Different shades of meaning may be expressed by slight variations in
the position of the important words in a sentence. For example, "_The
Paradise Lost of Milton_," is not exactly the same in import as,
"_Milton's Paradise Lost_;" in the former, attention is called to the
author--in the latter, to the poem.

441. In uniting the plural of _one_, _two_, _three,_ do not use the
apostrophe ['] as _one's_, _two's_, _three's._ Good writers never conform
to the latter mode. Wordsworth, who was remarkably particular, not only in
the choice of his words but in their orthography, wrote:

"The sun has long been set,
The stars are out by _twos and threes_;
The little birds are piping yet
Among the bushes and the trees."

442. "_How's yourself_, this morning?" an exceedingly common, but very
objectionable expression: say, "_How are you_;" &c.

443. "Wanted, two apprentices, who will be treated as _one_ of the
family:" great practical difficulty would be found in realizing such
treatment! Say, "as _members_ of the family."

444. The following lines afford an instance of the ingenious uses to which
the English language may be put:

"You _sigh for_ a _cipher_, but _I sigh for you;_
Oh, _sigh for no cipher_, but oh, _sigh for me;_
Oh, let not my _sigh for_ a _cipher_ go,
But give _sigh for sigh, for I sigh_ for you so!"

The above is more briefly expressed in the following manner:

"U O a O, but I O u,
Oh, O no O, but oh, O me;
Oh, let not my O a O go,
But give O O I O u so!"

445. Some