as: _Hon._, _Rev._, _Squire_ and _Capt._, euphony is also
often considered; but in such cases it would doubtless be better to
add the numeral, as: the _three Hon. Jacksons_.

EACH OTHER--ONE ANOTHER.

_Each other_ applies to two; _one another_ to more than two. "The
three witnesses contradicted each other," and "the two men accused one
another," are incorrect.

NEITHER, NOT--NOR.

_Neither_ and _not_ are followed by _nor_, not _or_. "Neither James or
Charles will come," and "it is not white or black," are incorrect.

TO BE, UNITING WORDS.

Words united by _to be_, referring to the same person, must be of the
same case.

"It is me," "It may have been him," "It could not be her," and "It
was not them," are not correct: _it_, in each of the sentences, is
_nominative_ and the other pronouns should be _I_, _he_, _she_ and
_they_. "I took it to be he," and "I understood it to be they," are
also wrong; for _it_ is objective in both instances, and the following
pronouns should be _him_ and _them_.

THAN, AS.

_Than_ and _as_ implying comparison, have the same case after as
before. "He loses more than me," "John knows more than him" and "James
is not so tall as her," should be, "He loses more than I" (lose),
"John knows more than he" (knows) and "James is not so tall as she"
(is tall).

WHO.

Errors connected with the use of this word are very common, even
amongst good speakers.

"Who did you see?" "Who do you know?" and "Who did you hear?" are
wrong: _whom_ should be used, for it is the object of the transitive
verbs, _see_, _know_ and _hear_. _Who_ in such sentences as: "Who are
you looking at?" and "Who are you writing to?" should likewise be
changed into _whom_, for it is the _object_ of the prepositions _at_
and _to_.

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS.

Adjectives are often erroneously used for adverbs in sentences like
the following: "This is an uncommon good portrait," "It is a miserable
poor painting. "_Uncommonly good_ and _miserably poor_ are right.

Adverbs are still more commonly used for adjectives. "Mary looked
_beautifully_ at the party," and "Janauschek looked _majestically_ on
the stage," are incorrect, for it is intended to describe the
appearance of Mary and Janauschek, not their manner of looking;
therefore the adjectives _beautiful_ and _majestic_ should be used.

When _two_ objects are compared, the _comparative_ degree should be
used. "William is the heaviest of the two," and "Whi