turn only to the final end which he (God) has predetermined.-Herbert.

will

...

to-night.

1. A meeting of the council will

2. The two armies came together unexpectedly, and a battle ...

3. It

4. The secret finally

that this man was not loyal to his cause.

5. No, they have no railroad accidents to speak of in France. But why? Because when

one

somebody has to hang for it.-Mark Twain.

LESSON XI

COMMON ERRORS IN THE USE OF VERBS

DON'T SAY:

Allowed-thought

I allowed he would go.

Am going-intend

SAY:

I thought he would go.

"Allow" for "think" and "allowed" for "thought" are vulgarisms.

The use of "loan" as a verb has some support, but it is avoided by the best writers.

Made an appearance-put in an appearance-appeared

"We excuse a small fault; we pardon a great fault. We excuse that which personally affects ourselves; we pardon that which offends against morals. We may excuse as equals; we can pardon only as superiors."-Crabb.

Posted-informed

He is well-posted.

He is well-informed.

People are "informed;" books are "posted."

Ran with-associated with

I ran with her for a year.

I associated with her for a year.

I wish to state that we cannot accept I wish to say that we cannot accept your prices.

your prices.

To "state" a thing is to present it in a concise, formal way. A lawyer "states" his case to the court.

Suspicioned-suspected

The man was suspicioned of the The man was suspected of the crime.

I will try and see you to-morrow.

Schools opens or begins at nine.

I mistook him for the manager.

I will try to see you to-morrow.

"Try and" as an idiom of the language has, however, some support.

This expression is a provincialism, and should therefore be avoided.