OTHER. Do not use _each other_ to refer to more than two objects.
See Sec.44.
Wrong: The members of the regiment helped _each other_.
Right: The members of the regiment helped _one another_.
EFFECT, AFFECT. Do not confuse _effect_ and _affect. Effect_ means
_a result_, or _to cause a thing to be done. Affect_ means _to
disturb_ or _have an influence on_.
Wrong: The news _effected_ him seriously.
Right: The news _affected_ him seriously.
Wrong: The _affect_ of this news was to cause war.
Right: The _effect_ of this news was to cause war.
EITHER. Do not use _either_ with reference to more than two objects,
nor follow it by a plural verb. See Sec.43.
Wrong: _Either_ of the three will do. _Either_ you or John _have_
done it.
Right: _Any one_ of the three will do. _Either_ you or John _has_
done it.
EMIGRATE, IMMIGRATE. Do not confuse _emigrate_ and _immigrate_.
_To emigrate_ means _to go out of a place_, to _immigrate_ means
_to come into a place_.
Right: The Italians _emigrate_ from their country.
Right: Of those who _immigrate_ to America, a large number are Italians.
ENOUGH. Do not follow _enough_ by a clause beginning with _that_
or _so that_.
Wrong: I studied _enough_ that I could recite the lesson.
Right: I studied _enough to_ recite the lesson.
ENTHUSE. Do not use _enthuse_ in the sense of to create enthusiasm.
Wrong: He tried to _enthuse_ his audience.
Right: He tried to _arouse_ enthusiasm in his audience.
ETC. _Etc._ stands for _et cetera_, and means _and so forth_. Do
not spell it _ect_. Do not use it in composition that is intended
to be elegant.
EVERYBODY. _Everybody_ should not be followed by a plural verb or
a plural pronoun. See Sec.21.
EXCEPT, ACCEPT. Do not confuse these two words. _Accept_ means _to
acknowledge_. _Except_ means _to exclude_.
Right: I cannot _accept_ such slovenly work.
Wrong: I _except_ your apology.
EXCEPT. Do not use _except_ for _unless_. See Sec.85.
Wrong: I can not sleep _except_ it is quiet.
EXPECT. Do not use _expect_ in the sense of _suppose_ or _think_.
Wrong: I _expect_ you have read that book.
Right: I _suppose_ you have read that book.
FINE. Do not use _fine_ in place of some more definite word. _Fine_
is a much over-worked word.
Wrong: The book is _fine_ for class-room work.
Right: The book is _well adapted_ for class-room work.
FIRSTLY. _Firstly_ should never be used. Say _first_. See Sec.40.
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