or _Immediately_. "I will come directly" means that I will
come by the most direct route.

_Dirt_ for _Earth_, _Soil_, or _Gravel_. A most disagreeable
Americanism, discredited by general (and Presidential) use. "Make the
dirt fly." Dirt means filth.

_Distinctly_ for _Distinctively_. "The custom is distinctly Oriental."
Distinctly is plainly; distinctively, in a way to distinguish one
thing from others.

_Donate_ for _Give_. Good American, but not good English.

_Doubtlessly_. A doubly adverbial form, like "illy."

_Dress_ for _Gown_. Not so common as it was a few years ago. Dress
means the entire costume.

_Each Other_ for _One Another_. "The three looked at each other." That
is, each looked at the other. But there were more than one other; so
we should say they looked at one another, which means that each looked
at another. Of two, say each other; of more than two, one another.

_Edify_ for _Please_, or _Entertain_. Edify means to build; it has,
therefore, the sense of uplift, improvement--usually moral, or
spiritual.

_Electrocution_. To one having even an elementary knowledge of Latin
grammar this word is no less than disgusting, and the thing meant by
it is felt to be altogether too good for the word's inventor.

_Empty_ for _Vacant_. Say, an empty bottle; but, a vacant house.

_Employe_. Good French, but bad English. Say, employee.

_Endorse_ for _Approve_. To endorse is to write upon the back of, or
to sign the promissory note of another. It is a commercial word,
having insufficient dignity for literary use. You may endorse a check,
but you approve a policy, or statement.

_Endways_. A corruption of endwise.

_Entitled_ for _Authorized_, _Privileged._ "The man is not entitled to
draw rations." Say, entitled to rations. Entitled is not to be
followed by an infinitive.

_Episode_ for _Occurrence_, _Event_, etc. Properly, an episode is a
narrative that is a subordinate part of another narrative. An
occurrence considered by itself is not an episode.

_Equally as_ for _Equally_. "This is equally as good." Omit as. "He
was of the same age, and equally as tall." Say, equally tall.

_Equivalent_ for _Equal_. "My salary is equivalent to yours."

_Essential_ for _Necessary_. This solecism is common among the best
writers of this country and England. "It is essential to go early";
"Irrigation is essential to cultivation of arid lands," and so forth.
One thing is essential to another thing only if it is