Part 2

=Defalcate=--de-făl´kate, not de-fawl´kāte.

=Defalcation=--dē-făl-kā´shun not dē-fawl-kā´shun. Worcester gives dĕf-al-kā´shun. No such word as _defalcater_ is seen.

=Deficit=--dĕf´i-sit, not de-fī´sit nor de-fĭs´sit. A deficiency.

=Delusion=, not _illusion_, when deception occurs from want of knowledge of the world, ignorance of business or trade, or from lack of acumen generally. Illusions are deceptions arising from a temporarily or permanently disordered imagination, or from phenomena occurring in nature: thus we speak of the illusions of fancy, of dreams, and of optical illusions. The mirage of the desert and the fata Morgana are instances of the latter.

=Demonstrative=--de-mŏn´stra-tive, not dĕm´on-strā-tive.

=Demonstrator=--dĕm´on-strā-tor, not de-mŏn´strā-tor. Worcester allows the latter.

=Depot=--de-pō´ or dē´pō, not dā´pō, nor dĕp´po. Worcester sanctions de-pō´ only. I once had a friend, deceased now, of course, who called it de-pŏt´.

=Dereliction=--der-e-lĭk´shun, not dĕr-e-lĕk´shun. A forsaking, abandonment.

=Deshabille=--dĕs-a-bĭl´, } =Dishabille=--dĭs-a-bĭl´, } not dĕs´ha-beel nor dĭs´ha-beel. The French is déshabillé, pronounced about like dā-zä-be-yā, without any particular accent. Some persons, in their vain efforts to get the peculiar liquid sound of the double l, sometimes used, distort the word terribly, pronouncing it even as broad as dĭs-ha-beel´yuh.

=Desideratum=--de-sid-e-rā´tum, not de-sĭd-er-ăt´um; plural, de-sĭd-er-ā´ta. Something particularly desired.

=Desperado=--des-per-ā´do, not des-per-ä´do.

=Dessert=--dĕz-zërt´, not dĕz´zert, nor dĕs´sert: _dessert-spoon_ (dez-zërt´-spoon).

=Die.= One dies _of_ a disease, not with it.

=Differ.= One differs with a person in opinion; one person or thing differs _from_ another in some quality.

=Disappointed.= One is disappointed _of_ a thing not obtained and _in_ a thing obtained. "He will be disappointed of his expectations."

=Discourse=--dis-kōrs´, not dĭs´kōrs.

=Disputable=--dis´pu-ta-ble, not dis-pū´ta-ble.

=Disputant=--dis´pu-tant, not dis-pū´tant.

=Distich=--dĭs´tĭk, not dĭs´tĭch. Two poetic lines making sense.

=Docible=--dŏs´i-ble, not dō´si-ble. Tractable; teachable.

=Docile=--dŏs´ĭl, not dō´sīle.

=Dolorous=--dŏl´or-ŭs, not dō´lor-oŭs. =Dolorously= and =Dolorousness= are similarly accented; but =dolor= is pronounced dō´lor.

=Doubt.= "I do not doubt but that it is so," is a very common error. The meaning conveyed is just the opposite to that which the speaker intends. He declares in other words, that he has _no_ doubt _but_ a doubt that it is so; or he does not doubt that it is false. "I have no doubt but," and "there is no doubt but,"--are similar mistakes. The word "but" should be left out.

=Dough-face= means one that is easily molded to one's will, or readily changed in his views, and not a putty-faced or white-faced person.

=Dragomans=, not _dragomen_, is the plural of _dragoman_, an Eastern interpreter.

=Drama=--drä´ma or drā´ma, not drăm´a. Worcester says drā´ma or drăm´a.

=Dramatis Personæ=--drăm´a-tīs per-sō´nē, not dra-măt´is pĕr´so-nē.

=Drank=, not _drunk_, is the imperfect tense of drink.

=Ducat=--dŭk´at, not dū´kat.

E.

=Ear=--ēar, not yēar. Persons frequently speak of the _year-ache_, and occasionally "_a year of corn_," may be heard.

=Ecce Homo=--ĕk´sē hō´mō, not ĕk´kē hō´mō.

=Eider=--ī´der, not ē´der. _Eider-down_ and _eider-duck_.

=Elm= is pronounced in one syllable and not ĕl´lum.

=Elysian=--e-lĭz´i-an, not e-lĭs´sian. Worcester gives e-lĭzh´e-an.

=Embryo=--em´bry-ō, not em-bry´ō.

=Employe= (Fr. employé)--ĕm-ploy-ā´ or ŏng-plwaw-yā´, not employ´ē or ong-ploy´ā. Employee is not allowed.

=Encore=--ŏng-kōr´, not ŏng´kōr nor ĕn´kōr.

=Eneid=--ē-nē´id not ē´ne-id. A poem of Virgil. Worcester sanctions both methods of pronunciation.

=Ennui=--ŏng-nwē´, not ŏng´wē. Worcester gives a much simpler pronunciation, viz: än-wē´.

=Enquiry=--en-kwī´ry, not ĕn´kwĭ-ry.

=Epsom Salt=, not Epsom _Salts_.

=Equable=--ē´kwa-ble, not ĕk´wa-ble.

=Equally well=, etc., not equally _as_ well, etc.

=Espionage=--ĕs´pe-on-āje or ĕs´pe-on-äzh, not ĕs-pī´o-nāje nor es-pē´on-äzh.

=Esquimau=--ĕs´ke-mō, not ĕs´qui-maw: plural, =Esquimaux= (ĕs´ke-mōz), not ĕs´ke-mawz nor ĕs´ke-mō.

=Etagere=--ĕt-a-zhâr´, not e-tăzh´er-y nor at-tăzh´ĭ-a. Worcester's pronunciation is ā-tä-zhâr´. A piece of parlor furniture with shelves, used for placing small ornaments and fancy articles upon; a what-not.

=Excrescence=--ex-krĕs´sense not ex-krē´sense. A superfluous appendage: morbid outgrowth.

=Expect= has reference to the future only, and not to the present or past. "I _expect_ that you are wrong." "I _expect_ you were disappointed yesterday," are errors. There is an abundance of words that may be correctly used, as _suppose_, _suspect_, _imagine_, _believe_ and _think_.

=Expose= (Fr. exposé)--ĕks-po-zā´, not ex-pōz´. An exposition; statement.

=Exquisite=--ĕks´quĭ-zĭt, not eks-quĭz´itĕ. =Exquisitely= is accented on the first syllable also.

=Extant=--ex´tant not ex-tănt´.

=Extol=--ex-tŏl´, not ex-tō´. =Extolled=, ex-tŏld´, etc.

F.

=Facet=--făs´set not fā-sĕt´. A small surface or face; as one of the _facets_ of a diamond.

=Falchion=--fawl´chun, not făl´chĭ-on. A sword. Worcester sanctions fawl´shun, also.

=Falcon=--faw´kn, not făl-kŏn.

=Fang.= When applied to a tooth, _fang_ means the portion that is outside of the jaw. This name is often, even by dentists, erroneously given to the _root_ or part that is set into the jaw.

=Far=, not _fur_.

=Febrile=--fē´brĭl or fĕb´rĭl, not fē´brīle. Relating to fever.

=February=, as it is spelled, and not Fĕb´u-a-ry, as many say and write it.

=Feod=, =feodal=, =feodality=--fūd, fūd´al, and fū-dăl´i-ty. Relating to a kind of tenure formerly existing in Europe, in which military services were rendered by the tenant as a consideration. =Feud=, =feudal=, =feudality=, is the orthography generally adopted now.

=Ferret.= A ferret is an animal of the weasel kind, used to drive rabbits out of their burrows, and not a species of dog.

=Fetid=--fĕt´id, not fē´tid.

=Fetor=--fē´tor, not fĕt´or.

=Finale=---fe-nä´lā, not fī´nāle or fī-năl´ly.

=Finance=--fĭ-năns´, not fī´-năns.

=Finances=--fĭ-năn´sĕz, not fī´năn-sĕz.

=Financier=--fĭn-an-seer´, not fī-nan-seer´. =Financial=, and =financially=, have also the short i in the first syllable.

=Finis=--fī´nis, not fĭn´is.

=Firmament= means the expanse of the sky: the heavens. The meaning, solid foundation, is obsolete.

=Flannel=, not _flannen_.

=Florid=--flŏr´id, not flō´rĭd.

=Florin=--flŏr´in, not flō-rĭn. A piece of money.

=Florist=--flō´rist, not flŏr´ist.

=Forage=--fŏr´aje, not fō´raje.

=Forceps=--fôr´seps, not fōr´seps. The word is spelled the same in both the singular and the plural numbers. Such mistakes as, "hand me a forcep," instead of "hand me a forceps," are very common. Strictly speaking, "a pair of forceps," ought, I suppose, to mean _two_ forceps; but like the expressions "a pair of scissors" and "a pair of stairs," the phrase has been in use so long that it must be tolerated.

=Forehead=--fŏr´ed, not fōr´hĕd. Worcester allows either.

=Foreign=--fŏr´in, not fŭr´in.

=Fortnight=--fôrt´nīte, not fōrt´nīte, fōrt´nĭt nor fôrt´nĭt. Worcester gives what is authorized above and fôrt´nĭt.

=Fortress=--fôr´tress, not fōr´tress.

=Fragile=--frăj´ĭl, not frā´jĭl nor frā´jīle.

=Fritter=, not _flitter_, is the name of a kind of fried cake.

=Frivolity=--fri-vŏl´i-ty, not frĭv´ol-ty.

=Frontier=--frŏnt´eer, not frŭnt´eer nor frŭn-teer´.

=Frontispiece=--frŏnt´is-pēse, not frŭnt´is-pēse.

=Fuchsia=--fōōk´sĭ-a, not fū´shĭ-a. Worcester gives the latter.

=Fuzz=, not _furze_, is the word to use, if used at all, when the embryo whiskers, or the downy surface of fruit, etc., are meant. Down is the more appropriate word. _Furze_ is the name of an evergreen shrub.

G.

=Gallivating=, not _gallivanting_. Gallivanting is a word that is used to some extent, being applied to persons that are roaming about for amusement or adventure; as, "this young man has been _gallivanting_ around." If it is a corruption of _gallanting_, it should certainly be abolished as a vulgarism; but if it is a corruption of _gallivating_, from _gallivat_, the name of a small sailing vessel, it might be clothed in its proper garb and retained as a useful word in our language. If either is used, the one above preferred should be chosen, at any rate.

=Gallows=--găl´lus, not găl´lōz. =Gallowses=, plural.

=Gamin=--ga-măng´, not găm´in nor gā´min. A street child.

=Gape=--gäpe or gāpe, not găp.

=Gargle.= One _gargles_, not _gurgles_, the throat.

=Gaseous=--găz´e-us, not găss-e-us. Worcester gives gā´ze-us too.

=Gather=--găth´er, not gĕth´er.

=Genealogy=--jĕn-e-ăl´o-jy, not jē-ne-ăl´o-jy nor je-ne-ŏl´o-jy.

=Genealogist= (jĕn-e-ăl´o-jist), =genealogical= (jĕn-e-a-lŏj´i-kal) and =genealogically= (jĕn-e-a-lŏj´i-kal-ly).

=Generic=--je-nĕr´ik, not jĕn´er-ik, nor je-nē´rik. Relating to a genus, or kind.

=Gerund=--jĕr´und, not jē-rund. A kind of verbal noun in Latin.

=Get=, not gĭt.

=Giaour=--jowr, not gī´ōōr, jī-owr´ nor jōōr. An epithet applied by the Turks to a disbeliever in Mahomet; the name of one of Byron's poems.

=Gibbet=--jĭb´bet, not gĭb´bet.

=Glamour=--glā´mōōr, not glăm´mur. Worcester gives glā´mer, also. A charm in the eyes, making them see things differently from what they really are.

=Gneiss=--nīs, not nēs nor gnēs. A kind of rock.

=Gondola=--gŏn´do-la, not gon-dō´la.

=Got.= There are some sticklers for niceties that overdo themselves in contending that the use of the verb _got_ is generally unnecessary and incorrect in conjunction with _have_ and _had_. Get means to procure, to obtain, to come into possession of, etc., and it is a very tame assertion that one simply _has_ a thing that cost much mental or physical labor. A scholar _has_ his lesson, but did it creep into his head while he passively shut his eyes and went to sleep? On the contrary, he _got_ it or learned it by hard study, and it is proper to say that he has _got_ it. A man _has_ a cold, but he _got_ it or _took_ it by exposing himself. A person _has_ a sum of money, but he _got_ or _earned_ it by his labor. Another _has_ good friends, but he _got_ or _secured_ them by his pleasant address. The great causes of the warfare against this word are, I think, that _have_ and _had_, though generally used as auxiliaries, can sometimes be used as principal verbs and make good sense; and that it has not been recollected that in the majority of cases _got_ either stands for, or can be substituted for another verb. In confirmation of this last statement, is appended the following composed by Dr. Withers: "I _got_ on horseback within ten minutes after I _got_ your letter. When I _got_ to Canterbury, I _got_ a chaise for town, but I _got_ wet before I _got_ to Canterbury; and I have _got_ such a cold as I shall not be able to _get_ rid of in a hurry. I _got_ to the Treasury about noon, but first of all I _got_ shaved and dressed. I soon _got_ into the secret of getting a memorial before the board, but I could not _get_ an answer then; however, I _got_ intelligence from the messenger, that I should most likely _get_ one the next morning. As soon as I _got_ back to my inn, I _got_ my supper and _got_ to bed. It was not long before I _got_ asleep. When I _got_ up in the morning, I _got_ my breakfast, and then I _got_ myself dressed that I might _get_ out in time to _get_ an answer to my memorial. As soon as I _got_ it, I _got_ into the chaise and _got_ to Canterbury by three, and about tea-time, I got home. I have _got_ nothing for you, and so adieu."

Applying this test of substitution to any doubtful case, I think it right to assert that if there is no other verb, or participle, that will appropriately take the place of "got," the latter word is _unnecessary_; but it should hardly be considered as an error, as it is so slight an impropriety compared with many others that are allowed, and especially because we have long had the usage of many of the best writers to sanction the employment of the word. The very people that appear to be so shocked at the use of the superfluous _got_, may generally be heard making use of such expressions as "fell _down_ upon the ground," "rose _up_ and went away," "covered it _over_," and "a great, _big_ fire." The _down_, _up_, _over_ and _big_ are certainly superfluities, but they have been heard so long that they are seldom mentioned as errors.

=Gourmand=--gōōr´mänd, not gôr´mand, unless the orthography =gormand= is used.

=Gout=--gowt, not gōōt, as actors are sometimes heard pronounce it in the following line from Macbeth: "On thy blade and dudgeon, _gouts_ of blood."

=Government=--gŭv´ern-ment not gŭv´er-ment. It is a mistake, frequently made, to write and pronounce the word as if it had no "n" in the penultimate.

=Gramercy=--gra-mër´sy, not grăm´er-sy. A word formerly used to express thankfulness with surprise.

=Granary=--grăn´a-ry, not grā´na-ry. There are no such words as _grainery_ and _grainary_.

=Gratis=--grā´tis, not grăt-is.

=Grenade=--gre-nāde´, not grĕn´ade. A kind of explosive shell.

=Guardian=--gärd´ĭ-an, not gär-dē´an.

=Guerdon=--gër´don, not gwĕr´don nor jĕr´don. A reward; a recompense.

=Guild=--gĭld, not gīld. A society; a fraternity.

=Guipure=--ge-pūr´, not gĭm-pūre´ nor gwĭ-pūre´. An imitation of antique lace.

=Gunwale=--commonly pronounced gŭn´nel and spelled so sometimes.

=Gutta-percha=--gŭt´ta-për´cha, not gŭt´ta-për´ka.

=Gyrfalcon=--jër´faw-kn, not jēr´făl-kun.

H.

=Habitue= (Fr. habitué)--ä-bĭt-u-ā´, not hăb-it-u-ē nor hăb-ĭt-u-ā´.

=Halloo= (hal-lōō´), =holla= (hŏl´lä), =hollo= (hŏl´lō or hŏl-lō´) or =hollow= (hŏl´lōw), but not hŏl´ler. Worcester gives =halloo= (hal-lōō´), =holla= (hŏl-lä´), =hollo= (hŏl-lō´) and =hollow= (hŏl´lōw or hŏl-lōw´). It is strange that with such a variety of words to choose from, people generally say "_holler_."

=Hanged= is preferable to _hung_, when the infliction of the death penalty by hanging is meant.

=Harass=--hăr´ass, not ha-răss´.

=Harem=--hā´rem, not hăr´em. Worcester gives hä´rem also. Written also =haram= (ha-răm´).

=Hardly.= _Don't_ and _can't_ should not be used with =hardly=. Such errors as, "I don't hardly believe it," are not uncommon. _Hardly_ means _scarcely_, and the use of don't or can't gives an opposite signification to the sentence.

=Haunt=--hänt, not hănt.

=Haunted=--hänt´ed, not hănt´ed.

=Hawaiian=--ha-wī´yan, not ha-waw´yan. Relating to the island of Hawaii.

=Hearth=--härth, not hërth.

=Hearth-stone=--härth´stone, not hërth´stone.

=Heather=--hĕth´er, not hēth´er. Worcester gives hēth´er as the pronunciation.

=Heinous=--hā´nus, not hē´nus, hēn´yus nor hān´yus.

=Herb=--ërb, not hërb.

=Herbaceous=--her-bā´shus, not er-bā´shus.

=Herbage=--ërb´ej or hĕrb´ej, not hĕr´bāje.

=Heroine=--hĕr´o-ĭn, not hē´-ro-īne nor hē´ro-ĭn. Worcester gives the first and the last of the above.

=Heroism=--hĕr´o-izm, not hē´ro-ĭzm. Worcester sanctions both.

=Hieroglyphic=--hī-er-o-glĭf´ik, not hī-er-o-grĭf´ik.

=Hindoostanee=} =Hindustani= } hin-dōō-stăn´ee, not hin-dōō´stăn-ee. Worcester's orthography is _Hindostanee_ and _Hindostany_, but the accent is on the penult as above.

=Homage=--hŏm´aje, not ŏm´-aje.

=Homeopathy=--hō-me-ŏp´a-thy, not hō´me-o-păth-y.

=Homeopathist=--hō-me-ŏp´a-thist, not hō´me-o-păth-ist.

=Hooping-cough=--hōōp´ing-cough, not hŏŏp´ing-cough. Spelled =Whooping-cough=, also.

=Horizon=--ho-rī´zon, not hŏr´i-zon.

=Horse-radish=--horse-răd-ish, not horse-rĕd-dish.

=Hough=--hŏk, not hŭff. To disable by cutting the sinews of the ham. As a noun, the word means the joint at the lower portion of the leg of a quadruped; written =hock=, also.

=Houri=--howr´y, not owr´y. A nymph of paradise.

=Hovel=--hŏv´el, not hŭv´el.

=Hundred=, as spelled, not _hun´derd_.

=Hydropathy=--hī-drŏp´a-thy, not hī´drō-păth-y.

=Hydropathist=--hī-drŏp´a-thist, not hī´drō-păth-ist.

=Hygiene=--hī´ji-ēne, not hī-geen´ nor hī´geen. Worcester authorizes the first and last.

I.

=Illustrate=--il-lŭs´trate, not ĭl´lus-trāte. =Illustrated=, =illustrating=, =illustrative= and =illustrator=, are likewise accented on the second syllable.

=Imbroglio=--ĭm-brōl´yō, not ĭm-brŏl´yō. Worcester says ĭm-brōl´ye-ō.

=Immobile=--im-mŏb´ĭl, not ĭm-mō´bĭl nor ĭm-mō´bīle.

=Imperturbable=--im-per-tür´ba-ble, not ĭm-per-tōō´ra-ble, nor ĭm-për´tu-ra-ble. Incapable of being disturbed.

=Implacable=--im-plā´ka-ble, not ĭm-plăk´a-ble.

=Impotent=--im´po-tent, not ĭm-pō´tent. =Impotency= and =impotence= are accented similarly.

=Improvise=--im-pro-vīze´, not ĭm´pro-vīze.

=Incognito=--in-kŏg´ni-tō, not in-cŏn´i-to nor in-cŏg-nĭsh´ō. =Incog= is an authorized abbreviation. =Incognita=, is a female in disguise.

=Indiscretion=--ĭn-dis-krĕsh´un, not ĭn-dis-krē´shun.

=Indissoluble=--in-dĭs´so-lu-ble, not ĭn-dĭs-sŏl´u-ble. =Indissolubly=, etc.

=Industry=--in´dus-try, not ĭn-dus´try.

=Infinitesimal=--in-fin-i-tĕs´i-mal, not ĭn-fĭn-tĕs´i-mal.

=Ingenious=--ĭn-jēn´yŭs, means possessed of genius; skillful, etc.

=Ingenuous=--ĭn-jĕn´yu-us, means noble, open, frank, generous, etc.

=Inquiry=--in-kwī´ry, not ĭn´kwĭ-ry.

=Inveigle=--ĭn-vē´gle, not ĭn-vā´gle. =Inveigler= (in-vē´gler) and =inveiglement= (in-vē´gle-ment).

=Irate= ī-rāte´, not ī´rāte. Worcester gives the latter.

=Irrational=--ir-răsh´un-al, not ĭr-rā´shun-al. =Irrationally= (ĭr-răsh´un-al-ly), etc.

=Irrecognizable=--ir-re-kŏg´ni-za-ble, not ĭr-rĕk´og-nī-za-ble.

=Irrelevant=, not _irrevelant_. Not applicable; not suited.

=Isinglass= ī´zĭng-glass, is a kind of gelatine prepared from the sounds or air-bladders of certain fish, and is used in jellies, for clarifying liquors, etc.; while the transparent substance, frequently called _isinglass_, which is used in the doors of stoves and lanterns, is really _mica_, a mineral that admits of being cleaved into thin plates.

=Isolate=--ĭs´o-lāte, not ī´so-late. =Isolated= (ĭs´o-lā-ted), etc. Worcester gives ĭz´o-lāte, etc.

=Itch=--ĭtch, not ēch.

J.

=Jamb=, not _jam_ is the spelling of the side-piece of a door, window or fire-place.

=Jaundice=--jän´dĭs, not _jan-ders_.

=Jean=--jāne, not jeen. A twilled cotton cloth. Written also =jane=.

=Jew's-harp=--jūz´härp, not jūs´härp.

=Jocund=--jŏk´und, not jō´kund. =Jocundity=, =jocundly=, =jocundness=, have also the short o.

=Jugular=--jū´gu-lar, not jŭg´u-lar.

=Jujube=--jū´jūbe, not jū´jū-be. "Jujube paste."

=Just=, not jĕst in such sentences as: "I have _just_ done it;" "He has _just_ enough," etc.

K.

=Knoll=--nōl, not nŏl.

L.

=Lamm=, to beat, is not spelled lăm nor lămb.

=Lapel=--la-pĕl´, not lăp´el. That part of a coat which laps over the facing.

=Lariat=--lăr´i-at, not lā´ri-at. A lasso.

=Lay=. This word in the sense here considered is a transitive verb, or one in which the action or state implied by the verb, passes over to an object. The present tense is _lay_; the imperfect tense and past participle are _laid_; and the present participle _laying_. Requiring an object in each of the various meanings attached to it, it is proper to say: "The hen _lays_ an egg every day;" "The man _laid_ his load on the ground;" "The rain has _laid_ the dust;" "The hunter is _laying_ a snare." The verb _lie_ is an _intransitive_ verb and can have _no object_ after it. The present tense is _lie_; the imperfect tense is _lay_; the past participle is _lain_; the present participle is _lying_. Having no objective case to which the action or state passes over, it is correct to say: "Ohio _lies_ north of Kentucky;" "The sick man _lay_ upon the bed yesterday;" "He has _lain_ there helpless for weeks;" "The goods I bought are _lying_ on my hands." Contrasting the sentences under each verb it will be readily seen that Ohio does not _lie_ Kentucky, but the hen _lays_ the egg; the invalid did not _lay_ the bed like the man _laid_ his load; he has not _lain_ anything, as the rain has _laid_ the dust; and the goods are not _lying_ anything, as the hunter is _laying_ the snare. If the foregoing differences have been carefully observed, I imagine that it will always be easy to select the proper word by remembering the following rules:

1. If the person or thing spoken of exerts an action that must pass over to an object, use _lay_, _laid_ and _laying_.

2. If the person or thing spoken of exerts an action that does not pass over to an object, use _lie_, _lay_, _lain_ and _lying_.

"He _laid_ upon the bed," then, is incorrect, for the verb has no object. It should be: "He _lay_ upon the bed." But, "He _laid himself_ upon the bed," would be correct, for there is an objective case, _himself_, supplied. "Let these papers _lay_," should be, "Let these papers _lie_." "The ship _lays_ at anchor," should be, "The ship _lies_ at anchor." "The ship _laid_ at anchor," should be, "The ship _lay_ at anchor." "They have _laid_ in wait for you," should be, "They have _lain_ in wait for you." "This trunk is _laying_ in our way," should be, "This trunk is _lying_ in our way." Errors connected with the use of these verbs are more common, probably, than any others in our language, being detected in the conversation and writings of many of the best educated people. Attention to the above rules, and a few trial sentences in the different moods, tenses, numbers and persons, ought to make the selection of the proper word so simple, that persons should seldom make mistakes.

=Learn.= _Learning_ is done by the scholar or student, and _teaching_ by the instructor. "She will _learn_ me how to play," should be, "She will _teach_ me how to play," etc.

=Leasing=--leez´ing, not lēs´ing. An obsolete word meaning falsehood; lying. "Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing."--_Bible._