_Handy_. Does not mean near _by_.
_In so far as_. Omit the _in_.
_Kind of_. After these two words omit _a,_ and say, "What kind of man,"
not "What kind of _a_ man." Also, do not say, "_kind_ of tired."
_Lady_. Feminine for _lord,_ therefore do not speak of a "sales-lady,"
"a man and his lady," etc.
_Last; latter_. We say _latter_ of two, in preference to _last;_
but _last_ of three.
_Lay; lie_. We _lay_ a thing down, but we ourselves _lie_ down; we say,
"He laid the Bible on the table," but "He lay down on the couch;"
"The coat has been laid away," and "It has lain in the drawer."
_Lay, laid, laid_--takes an object; _lie, lay, lain_--does not.
_Learn_. Never used as an active verb with an object, a in
"I _learned_ him his letters." We say, "He _learned_ his letters,"
and "I _taught_ him his letters."
_Learned_. "A _learned_ man"--pronounce _learn-ed_ with two syllables;
but "He has _learned_ his lesson"--one syllable.
_Like_. Do not say, "Do _like_ I do." Use _as_ when a conjunction is
required.
_Lives_. Do not say, "I had just as _lives_ as not," but "I had just as
_Lief_.
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