The use of contrast is eminently a matter of acquired
skill, and when one has become skilful he uses contrast unconsciously
and with the same effort that he makes his choice of words.
APPENDIX
Errors in the Use of Words.
_All of_. Omit the _of_.
_Aggravate_. Does not mean _provoke_ or _irritate_.
_Among one another_. This phrase is illogical.
_And who_. Omit the _and_ unless there is a preceding _who_ to which
this is an addition.
_Another from_. Should be _another then_.
_Anyhow,_ meaning _at any rate,_ is not to be used in literary composition.
_Any place_. Incorrect for _anywhere_.
_At_. We live _at_ a small place, _in_ a large one, and usually _arrive
at,_ not _in_.
_Avocation_. Not to be confused with _vocation,_ a main calling,
since _avocation_ is a side calling.
_Awful_ does not mean _very_.
_Back out_. An Americanism for _withdraw_.
_Balance_. Not proper for _remainder,_ but only for _that which makes
equal_.
_Beginner_. Never say _new beginner_.
_Beside; besides_. The first means _by the side of,_ the second _in
addition to_.
_Be that as it will_.
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