use of, 56

Misspelled names, 45

_Mohammed_, spelling of, 51

Money, sums of, 24
how written, 38
English, abbreviation of, 44

_months_, abbreviation of, 44

_more certain_ to be avoided, 55

_most_ misused for _almost_, 54

_Most Rev._, use of, 48

_motor car_ preferred to _auto_, 25

_motorist_ preferred to _autoist_, 24

_mount_, abbreviation of, 42

_murder_ not always barred, 54

_Mrs. Judge_, use of, barred, 45

N

Names, abbreviation of, 43
connected, capitalization of, 20
holy, capitalization of, 19
of railroads, 52
rules governing use of, 45
rules governing capitalization of, 17

_nationalities_, capitalization of, 19

_navy_, abbreviation of titles of, 44
capitalization of, 19
organization of, 60

_nearby_, spelling of, 51

_nee_, use of, 34

Negatives in heads, 10

_neither_, use of, 27

_Newburgh_, spelling of, 52

_new recruit_ to be avoided, 49

News, aim of, The, 1
capitalization of The, 19

Newspapers, capitalization, of names of, 19

_New Year's_, capitalization of, 18

New York Sun, words barred by the, 31

_nice_, prefer _agreeable_ to, 34

Nicknames, use of, 45
capitalization of, 19

_No._, use of, 43

_nobody_ preferred to _not anybody_, 27

_no one_ preferred to _not any one_, 27

_nom de guerre_ in good usage, 54

_nom de plume_ to be avoided, 54

_north_, _-ern_, _-erner_, capitalization of, 18

Nouns, rules governing, 24

_novice_, meaning of, 55

Numbers, rules governing, 38
punctuation of, 22
street, 22, 38

O

_O_, use of, 55

_obsequies_ to be avoided, 50

Observation, 23

_obtain_ preferred to _secure_, 30

_occasionally_, use of, 33

_occur_, use of, 30

_occurrence_, meaning of, 24

_ocean_, capitalization of, 18

_off from_, prefer _off_ to, 37

_off of_, prefer _off_ to, 37

_off_, use of, 37

_of_ when used with diseases, 37

_oh_, use of, 55

_O. K._, use of, 20

_old adage_ to be avoided, 49

_Old Glory_, capitalization of, 19

_old veterans_ to be avoided, 49

_on a street_ preferred to _in a street_, 37

_on the pa