a_; _erratum_, _errata_.

=_Demean_.= Means _to conduct oneself_, not _to lower_ or _to
degrade_.

=_Different than_.= _Different from_ is to be preferred. _Than_
is a conjunction. The idea of separation implied in _different_
calls for a preposition, rather than a word of comparison.

=_Disremember_.= Not in good use.

=_Done_.= A gross error when used as the past tense of _do_, or
as an adverb meaning _already_. "_I did it_ (not _I done it_)."
"I've _already_ (not _done_) got my lessons."

=_Don't_.= A contraction for _do not_; never to be used for _does
not_. The contraction of _does not_ is _doesn't_. See 51d.

=_Drownded_.= Vulgar for _drowned_.

=_Due to_.= To be used only when it refers definitely to a noun.
Faulty: "He refused the offer, due to his father's opposition."
Right: "His refusal of the offer was due to his father's
opposition." The noun _refusal_ should be used instead of the
verb _refused_. Then _due_ will have a definite reference. See
5.

=_Enthuse_.= Not in good use.

=_Etc._= An abbreviation for the Latin _et cetera_, meaning _and
other_ [things]. _Et_ means _and_. _And etc._ is therefore
grossly incorrect. Do not write _ect._

=_Expect_.= Means _to look forward to_. Hardly correct in the
sense of _suppose_.

=_Fine_.= Use cautiously as an adjective, and not at all as an
adverb. Seek the exact word. See 62.

=_Former_.= Means the first or first named of two. Not to be used
when more than two have been named. The corresponding word is
_latter_.

=_For to_.= Incorrect for _to_. "I want _you_ (not _for you_) to
listen carefully." "He made up his mind _to_ (not _for to_)
accept."

=_Gent_.= A vulgar abbreviation of _gentleman_.

=_Good_.= An adjective, not an adverb. Wrong: "He did good in
mathematics." Right: "He did well in mathematics." "He did good
work in mathematics."

=_Gotten_.= An old form now usually replaced by _got_ except in
such expressions as _ill-gotten gains_.

=_Guess_.= Expresses conjecture. Not to be used in formal
composition for _think_, _suppose_, or _expect_.

=_Had of_.= Illiterate. "I wish I _had known_ (not _had of
known_) about it."

=_Had ought_.= A vulgarism. "He _ought_ (not _had ought_) to have
resigned." "We _oughtn't_ (not _h