n_ the house.

Right: He went _into_ the house.

Right: He exercised _in_ a gymnasium.

KIND. Do not precede kind by _those_ or _these_.

Wrong: I do not like _those kind_ of plays.

Right: I do not like _that kind_ of play.

KIND OF A. Do not use _a_ or _an_ after _kind of_. See Sec.47.

Wrong: It is _one kind of_ a mistake.

Right: It is _one kind of_ mistake.

LADY. Do not use _lady_ to designate sex only. It is properly used
to indicate persons of refinement.

Wrong: Is Mrs. Johnson a colored _lady_?

Right: Is Mrs. Johnson a colored _woman_?

Right: Mrs. Johnson is a colored _woman_, and _a lady_.

LATTER. Do not use _latter_ to refer to more than two objects. Use
_last_. See Sec.41.

LAY. Do not confuse _lay_ and _lie_. See Sec.57.

LEARN. Do not confuse _learn_ and _teach_. _Learn_ means _to acquire
knowledge. Teach_ means _to impart knowledge_.

Wrong: He can _learn_ you as much as any one can.

Right: He can _teach_ you as much as any one can.

LEAVE. Do not confuse _leave_ and _let_. Leave means _to let remain_.
Let means _to give permission_.

Wrong: Will your mother _leave_ you go?

Right: Will your mother _let_ you go?

Right: I shall _leave_ my trunk in my room.

LIABLE. Do not use _liable_ for _likely_.

Wrong: It is _liable_ to rain to-day.

Right: It is _likely_ to rain to-day.

Right: He is _liable_ for all that he has agreed to pay.

LIGHTNING. Do not use _lightning_ as a verb in place of _lightens_.

Wrong: During the storm, it _lightnings_ frequently.

Right: During the storm, it _lightens_ frequently.

LIKE. Do not use _like_ for _as_. _Like_ is a preposition. _As_
is a conjunction.

Wrong: He doesn't talk _like_ he did yesterday.

Right: He doesn't talk _as_ he did yesterday.

Right: It looks _like_ a mahogany chair.

LIT ON. Do not use _lit on_ in the sense of _met with_ or _discovered_.

Wrong: I at last _lit on_ this plan.

LOT. Do not use _lot_ in the sense of _a great number_ or _a great
deal_.

Wrong: A _lot_ of people were there, She talks _a lot_.

MOST. Do not use _most_ for _almost_.

Wrong: I have _most_ completed the book.

Right: I have _almost_ completed the book.

Right: He has done _the most_ of the work.

MRS. Do not use _Mrs._ before titles; as, _Mrs. President, Mrs.
Professor, Mrs. Doctor_.

MUCH. Do not use _much_ for _many_. _Much_ refers to quantity. _Many_
refers to number.

Wrong: As _much as_ five hundred people were