y accused him _for_ neglecting his duty:" say, _of_ neglecting,
&c.

412. "They have a great resemblance _with_ each other:" say, _to_ each
other.

413. "I entirely dissent _with_ him:" say, _from_ him.

414. "He was made much _on_ at the Springs:" say, made much _of_, &c.

415. "He is a man _on_ whom you can confide:" say, _in_ whom, &c.

416. "He was obliged to _fly_ the country:" say, _flee_ the country. A
very common mistake.

417. "The snuffers _wants_ mending:" say, _want_ mending. No one would
say, "My _pantaloons is_ ripped."

418. "His conduct admits _of_ no apology:" omit _of_, which is quite
unnecessary.

419. "A _gent_ has been here inquiring for you:" a detestable, but very
common expression; say, a _gentleman_ has been, &c. Oliver Wendell Holmes
hits off this liberty with language, in the following happy couplet:--

"The things called _pants_, in certain documents,
Were never made for _gentlemen_, but _gents_."

420. "That was _all along of_ you:" say, "That was _all your fault_."

421. "You have no _call_ to be angry with me:" say, no _occasion_, &c.

422. "Too free an _indulgence_ in luxuries _enervate_ and _injure_ the
system:" say, _enervates_ and _injures_, &c. The plural, _luxuries_,
standing directly before the verb, (which should be _enervates_, in the
singular,) deceives the ear. Errors of this kind are very common, though a
moment's thought would correct them. The verb must agree with its subject
in person and in number; if the _noun_ is in the singular, the _verb_ that
belongs to it must also be in the singular.

423. "A father divided a portion of his property _among_ his two children,
and the remainder he distributed _between_ the poor:" say, _between_ his
two children, and _among_ the poor. _Between_ is applicable to two only,
_among_ to three or more.

424. "_Every_ child should obey _their_ parents:" say, _his_ parents. The
pronoun must agree with the noun in number, &c.

425. "He is a person _who_ I respect greatly:" say, _whom_. "Be careful
_who_ you trust:" _whom_ you trust.

426. "Let me consider _of_ this matter." "The culprit dreaded to enter
_in_ the prison." "The laborers were not allowed to want _for_ anything."
Leave out the _italicized_ words--the sense being complete without them.

427. _Cupola_ is often pronounced _cupalo_; _foliage_, _foilage_;
_future_, _futur_; _nature_, _natur_: all of which errors should be
carefully avoided.

428. "'Ow 'appens it