d not be confused with
_sewerage_ which means the system.

_Show_ should not be used in the sense of _play_ or _performance_. _Show
up_ should not be used for _expose_.

_Since_ should not be used for _ago_.

_Size up_ should not be used for _estimate_ or _weigh_.

_Some_ should not be used for _somewhat_ as "I feel _some_ better."

_Sort of_ should not be used for _rather_.

_Splendid_ means _shining_ or _brilliant_ and should not be used as a
term of general commendation.

_Stand for_ means "be responsible for." Its recent use as meaning
_stand_, _endure_, or _permit_, should be avoided.

_Start_ should not be used for _begin_, e. g., "He _started_ (began) to
speak."

_State_ should not be used for _say_.

_Stop_ should not be used for _stay_.

_Such_ should not be used for _so_. Say "I have never seen _so_
beautiful a book before" not "I have never seen such a beautiful book
before."

_Sure_ should not be used as an adverb. Say _surely_.

_Take_ is superfluous in connection with other verbs, e. g., "Suppose we
_take_ and _use_ that type." _Take_ should not be confused with _bring_.
_Take stock in_ should not be used for _rely_ or _trust in_.

_That_ should not be used in the sense of _so_. "I did not know it was
_that_ big."

_Think_ should not have the word _for_ added, e. g., "It is more
important than you _think for_."

_This_ should not be used as an adverb. "This much is clear" should be
"Thus much is clear."

_Through_ should not be used for _finished_.

_To_ is superfluous and wrong in such expressions as "Where did you go
_to_?"

_Too_ alone should not modify a past participle. "He was _too_ (much)
excited to reply."

_Transpire_ does not mean _happen_. It means to come to light or become
known.

_Treat_ should be followed by _of_ rather than _on_. This volume treats
_of_ grammar, not _on_ grammar.

_Try_ should be followed by _to_ rather than _and_. "I will try _to_
go," not "I will try _and_ go."

_Ugly_ should never be used in the sense of _bad tempered_ or _vicious_.
It means "repulsive to the eye."

_Unique_ does not mean _rare_, _odd_, or _unusual_. It means alone of
its kind.

_Upward of_ should not be used in the sense of _more than_.

_Venal_ should not be confused with _venial_.

_Verbal_ should not be confused with _oral_. A _verbal_ message means
only a message in words; an _oral_ message is a message by word of
mouth.

_Very_ should be used sparingly. It is