a word of great emphasis and like
all such words defeats its purpose when used too frequently.

_Visitor_ is a human caller. _Visitant_ a supernatural caller.

_Want_ should not be used in the sense of _wish_, e. g., "I _want_ it"
really means "I feel the want of it" or "I lack it." _Want_, _wish_, and
_need_ should be carefully distinguished.

_Way_ should not be used in the sense of _away_ in such expressions as
"_Way_ down East."

_Ways_ should not be used for _way_, e. g., "It is quite a _ways_ (way)
off."

_What_ is often misused for _that_, e. g., "He has no doubt but _what_
(that) he will succeed."

_Whence_ means "from what place or cause" and should not be preceded by
_from_. This applies equally to hence which means "from this place."

_Which_ should not be used with a clause as its antecedent, e. g., "He
replied hotly, _which_ was a mistake" should be "He replied hotly; this
was a mistake." _Which_ being a neuter pronoun should not be used to
represent a masculine or feminine noun. Use who. Between the two neuter
pronouns _which_ and _that_ let euphony decide.

_Who_ should not be misused for _whom_ or _whose_, e. g., "_Who_ (whom)
did you wish to see?" "Washington, than _who_ (whose) no greater name is
recorded." Impersonal objects should be referred to by _which_ rather
than _who_.

_Without_ should not be used for _unless_, e. g., "I will not go
_without_ (unless) you go with me."

_Witness_ should not be used for _see_.

_Worst kind_ or _worst kind of way_ should not be used for _very much_.

_Womanly_ means "belonging to woman as woman."

_Womanish_ means _effeminate_.

_Tables of Irregular Verbs_

Table 1 contains the principal parts of all irregular verbs whose past
tense and perfect participle are unlike.

Most errors in the use of irregular verbs occur with those in Table 1.
The past tense must not be used with _have_ (_has_, _had_). Do not use
such expressions as _have drove_ and _has went_. Equally disagreeable is
the use of the perfect participle for the past tense; as, _she seen_,
_they done_.

TABLE I

Present Tense Past Tense Perf. Part.

arise arose arisen
be or am was been
bear, _bring forth_ bore born[1], borne
bear, _carry_ bore borne
beat beat beaten, beat
begin b