Enquire within upon everything

Robert Kemp Philp · 1894 · 1000 pages

Enquire within upon everything

Robert Kemp Philp145

228. Instead of "Because why?" say "Why?" 229. Instead of "That there boy," say "That boy." 230. Instead of "Direct your letter to me," say "Address your letter to me." 231. Instead of "The horse is not much worth," say "The horse is not worth much." 232. Instead of "The subject-matter of debate," say "The subject of debate." 233. Instead of saying "When he was come back," say "When he had come back." 234. Instead of saying "His health has been shook," say "His health has been shaken." 235. Instead of "It was spoke in my presence," say "It was spoken in my presence." 236. Instead of "Very right," or "Very wrong," say "Right," or "Wrong." 237. Instead of "The mortgager paid him the money," say "The mortgagee paid him the money." The mortgagee lends; the mortgager borrows. 238. Instead of "This town is not as large as we thought," say "This town is not so large as we thought." 239. Instead of "I took you to be another person," say "I mistook you for another person." 240. Instead of "On either side of the river," say "On each side of the river." 241. Instead of "There's fifty," say "There are fifty." 242. Instead of "The best of the two," say "The better of the two." 243. Instead of "My clothes have become too small for me," say "I have grown too stout for my clothes." 244. Instead of "Is Lord Lytton in?" say "Is Lord Lytton within?" 245. Instead of "Two spoonsful of physic," say "Two spoonfuls of physic."

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