e for _many_,
_much_, _a great deal of_. "_A great many_ (not _a sight_) of
them."

=_So_.= Not incorrect, but loose, vague, and often unnecessary.
(a) As an intensive, the frequent use of _so_ has been
christened "the feminine demonstrative." Hackneyed: "I was so
surprised." Better: "I was much surprised." Or, "I was
surprised." (b) As a connective, the frequent use of _so_ is a
mark of amateurishness. See 36 Note.

=_Some_.= Not to be used as an adverb. "She was _somewhat_ (not
_some_) better the next day." Wrong: "He studied some that
night." Right: "He did some studying that night."

=_Somewheres_.= Very crude. Use _somewhere_.

=_Species_.= Has the same form in singular and plural. "He
discovered a new _species_ (not _specie_) of sunflower."

=_Such_.= (a) To be completed by _that_, rather than by _so
that_, when a result clause follows. "There was such a crowd
_that_ (not _so that_) he did not find his friends." (b) To be
completed by _as_, rather than by _that_, _who_, or _which_,
when a relative clause follows. "I will accept such
arrangements _as_ (not _that_) may be made." "He called upon
such soldiers _as_ (not _who_) would volunteer for this service
to step forward."

=_Superior than_.= Not in good use for _superior to_.

=_Sure_.= Avoid the crude adverbial use. "It _surely_ (not
_sure_) was pleasant." In answer to the question, "Will you
go?" either _sure_ or _surely_ is correct, though _surely_ is
preferred. "[To be] sure." "[You may be] sure." "[I will]
surely [go]."

=_Suspicion_.= A noun. Never to be used as a verb.

=_Take and_.= Often unnecessary, sometimes crude. Redundant: "He
took the ax and sharpened it." Better: "He sharpened the ax."
Crude: "He took and nailed up the box." Better: "He nailed up
the box."

=_Tend_.= In the sense _to look after_, takes a direct object
without an interposed _to_. _Attend_, however, is followed by
_to_. "The milliner's assistant _tends_ (not _tends to_) the
shop." "I shall _attend to your wants in a moment_."

=_That there_.= Do not use for _that_. "I want _that_ (not _that
there_) box of berries."

=_Them_.= Not to be used as an adjective. "_Those_ (not _them_)
boys."

=_There were_ or _There was_.= Avoid the unnecessary use. Crude:
"T