to that.
The word in the bad sense has even been pluralized: "In many respects
it is admirable."

_Respective_. "They went to their respective homes." The adjective
here (if an adjective is thought necessary) should be several. In the
adverbial form the word is properly used in the sentence following:
John and James are bright and dull, respectively. That is, John is
bright and James dull.

_Responsible_. "The bad weather is responsible for much sickness."
"His intemperance was responsible for his crime." Responsibility is
not an attribute of anything but human beings, and few of these can
respond, in damages or otherwise. Responsible is nearly synonymous
with accountable and answerable, which, also, are frequently misused.

_Restive_ for _Restless_. These words have directly contrary meanings;
the dictionaries' disallowance of their identity would be something to
be thankful for, but that is a dream.

_Retire_ for _Go to Bed_. English of the "genteel" sort. See
_Genteel_.

_Rev_. for _The Rev_. "Rev. Dr. Smith."

_Reverence_ for _Revere_.

_Ride_ for _Drive_. On horseback one does drive, and in a vehicle one
does ride, but a distinction is needed here, as in England; so, here
as there, we may profitably make it, riding in the saddle and driving
in the carriage.

_Roomer_ for _Lodger_. See _Bedder_ and _Mealer_--if you can find
them.

_Round_ for _About_. "They stood round." See _Around_.

_Ruination_ for _Ruin_. Questionably derived and problematically
needful.

_Run_ for _Manage_, or _Conduct_. Vulgar--hardly better than slang.

_Say_ for _Voice_. "He had no say in determining the matter." Vulgar.

_Scholar_ for _Student_, or _Pupil_. A scholar is a person who is
learned, not a person who is learning.

_Score_ for _Win_, _Obtain_, etc. "He scored an advantage over his
opponent." To score is not to win a point, but to record it.

_Second-handed_ for _Second-hand_. There is no such word.

_Secure_ for _Procure_. "He secured a position as book-keeper." "The
dwarf secured a stick and guarded the jewels that he had found." Then
it was the jewels that were secured.

_Seldom ever_. A most absurd locution.

_Self-confessed_. "A self-confessed assassin." Self is superfluous:
one's sins cannot be confessed by another.

_Sensation_ for _Emotion_. "The play caused a great sensation." "A
sensational newspaper." A sensation is a physical feeling; an emotion,
a mental. Doubtless the one usually accompanies