In, into, 290 and N., 417; in, at,
on, of locality, 293.
In addition to, does not affect
verb, 201.
In behind, etc. See behind, 417.
In order that (to), 310.
In so far as, 303 (8).
In time, 417.
Inasmuch as, 303 (3), 308; in so
far as, 303 (8).
Incident. See coincidence, 417.
Inclusive, quasi adverb for inclu-
sively, 506.
Inconsiderable. See considerable,
417.
Incorporate into, 287.
Increase. See raise, 417.
Incumbent on. See duty, 417.
Indeed, and indeed. See besides,
indeed, 417.
Indefinite adjectives, 103, 119.
Indefinite article, 139, 141, 142.
Indefinite I, we, you, they, 106.
Indefinite pronouns, 101-102.
Independent matter, 470.
Index, 39.
Indicative mood, 161, 163, 334-
345; in subordinate clause, 345;
for subjunctive, 345, N.
Indirect discourse (quotation),
176, 177, 195, 344.
Indirect object, 212, 213, 604, 606,
619.
Indirect question, 77, 78, 303 (9),
311.
[344.
Indirect quotation, 176, 177, 195,
Individual, 417.
Indo-European, 603.
-ine, -ide, -ile, 422.
Inferior to, etc., 417.
Infinitive, 165, 215-222, 614-617;
in apposition with it, 61 (d),
217; phrase (infinitive with to),
165; to repeated, 165; subject
of, 216-219; not a mood, 215,
N.; as second object, 216; ob-
ject of preposition, 217;
omitted, 218; to be with predi-
cate pronoun, 219; wrong tense,
220; split, 221; misattached,
222; to with, 614-617.
Infinitive clause, 216, b.
Initiate into, 287.
Ink, black, in letters, 525.
Inquire about, etc., 287.
Insensible of, to, 287.
Inside of. See within, 417.
Insight into, 287.
Instant, proximo, etc., 417.
Intensive pronoun, 109-III.
Interfere in, with, 287.
Interjection, 316–319; 0, oh, 318;
punctuation, 319.
Interrogation mark, 463, 465.
Interrogative adjectives, 79, 116.
Interrogative adverb, 263, 311.
Interrogative pronoun, 75-80;
case, 78; gender, 80.
Interrogative sentence,
period after, 463, n.
Interrogatives and relatives dis-
tinguished, 311.
Into, in, 290 and N.
Intransitive verb, 156, 158, 211; of
motion, conjugated with be,
237; with predicate adjectives,
238, 239.
Introduce into, to, 287.
Intrust to, with, 287.
Invitation, formal, etc., 532.
Irregular verb, 169-173.
Islands, with at, 293.
Isn't, aren't, etc., 417.
It, 59; uses of, 61; as antecedent,
89; expletive, 61 (d), 217; re-
ferring to collective noun, 197.
It may be, 247.
It should seem, 163, N.
It would seem, 163.
Italian nouns, 39.
Italian proper adjectives, 438, N. 2.
Italic, 511; in Bible, 511; in
mathematics, 511; how indi-
cated in manuscript, 515; in
titles, 512 and N., 513; in foreign
words, etc., 514; in punctua-
tion, 495, N. I.
Its, 59 (N.), 118 and N.; it's, 68;
with collective noun, 197.
Itself, 110, 111.
Join issue, 417.
Join to, with, 287.
Judge, how addressed, 545, v.
Judgment, 394.
Junior, Jr., 529.
K, added in spelling, 402 (C).
Kidnapping, hobnobbing, 393, N.
Kind, sort, 72, 197; kind (sort) of a,
72; kind (sort) of, see rather, 417.
King James Bible (= Authorized
Version), 450, 620.
King's English, The, 460 (N.), 474,
487, 501.
Knight Templar, 34.
Knight-errant, 34, 500, N.
Know, have known, etc., with
infinitive, 417.
La, le, etc., in names, 437.
Lady, 150, 152; ladies, used in
oral address only, 152.
Language, living, dead, 387.
Large. See big, 417.
Larva, -a, 39.
Last, latest, 134; see latest, 417.
Late, 134; adj. or adv., 258.
Later (on), 417.
Latest, last. See latest, 417.
Latin, 387, 388, 390-392, 591, 595,
596, 603, 604, 612; spelling,
392; pronunciation, 402; pre-
fixes, 391, 405; suffixes, 406;
roots and stems, 407; accent of,
as affecting French and Eng-
lish, 599, N.; spread of, 596;
syntax, 618-620.
Latin nouns, 39, 604, 605.
Latin verbs, inflection, 612.
Latinize, latinize, 438.
Latter, 134; the latter, 104, N.
Lay, lie, 173.
Lay (lie), of the land, plan, lay-
out. See lay, plan, 417.
Lay in, 290, N.
Le, la, etc., in names, 437.
Learn. See teach, 417.
Learn of. See hear of, 417.
Leave, leave alone, 417; see quit,
417.
Less, fewer, 148.
Less vivid future, 339.
Lesser, 134.
Let alone. See leave, 417.
Let's, let's us, etc., 417.
Letter writing, 516–545 (see Con-
tents, p. xx); in general, 516;
business, 516, 517, 535-545;
personal, 516, 519-534; body
of letter, 523, 539; conclusion,
524, 540, 545; envelope, paper
and folding, stamp, 525, 534,
541; cards, 526; punctuation,
527, 528 and N., 534, 542; ab-
breviations, 529, 541, 543; order
of pages, 530; single spacing,
535, N.; signature of married
woman, widow, 544, III, N. I;
calling cards, 544, III, N. 2;
business woman, 544, III, N. 3.
Letters, plural of, 35.
Liable, likely. See apt, 417.
Lie, lay, 173; see lay, plan, 417.
Lieutenant governor, how ad-
dressed, 545, V.
Like, love, admire, 417.
Like, should like, 187, 188, 192.
Like, unlike, etc., 417; misuse of
like for as, see like, unlike, 417.
Likely, liable. See apt, 417.
Liking, verbs of, with shall,
should, 192; adverbs of, with
will, would, 193.
Limbs. See pet expressions, 417.
Line, lines, 417.
Linking (copulative) verb, 158.
Links, golf, verb with, 205.
Listen to, 287.
Literal meaning, 379.
Little, smaller, smallest, 134.
Live at, etc., 287.
'll (= will). See isn't, 417.
Loan, 417.
Local, 417.
Local expressions, 380.
Locate, settle, 417.
Loc. cit., 514 N.
Loch Lomond Lake, 413.
Lofty. See high, 417.
Logy. See dull, 417.
Long, adj. or adv., 258, 504.
Look about, etc., 287.
Look it. See look so, 417.
Look well, ill, etc., 238, 239.
Looking up. See improving, 417.
Loose sentence, 372.
Lot, lots, 417.
Loud, adj. or adv., 258, 504.
Louis, 37 (N.), 39.
Love. See like, love, 417.
Low, adj. or adv., 258.
Low Church, 440, N. I.
Luxuriant, luxurious, 417.
Madam, Mesdames, 38, 152, 529,
544, II, III, 545, XVI.
Maid, 417.
Mail. See post, 417.
Maintain. See claim, 417.
Majesty, grace, etc., capitalized,
444; in address, 545, I, XI.
Major in. See handwritten, 417.
Makeshifts for adjectives, 54, 153,
416.
Male, female, 149.
-man, plural of, 34 and N.
Man clerk, etc., 19, 149, 150.
Manner, adverbs, 262; clauses,
269, 303.
Manner, expressed by adverb,
238, 239.
Mannerism, 106, 108, 233 (N.), 310;
see pet expressions, 417.
Manuscript, 515.
Many, 119; many a, 141, 200.
Married woman, widow, signature
of, 544, III, N. 1; calling cards,
544, III, N. 2.
Mary, the Virgin, 445.
Master, as title, 38.
Mathematics, 32; verb with, 205.
Maximum, 39.
May, might, 183, 184, 653.
May be, maybe, it may be, 247.
Mayor, how addressed, 545, v.
Mean, 417.
Meaning of words, literal, figura-
tive, 379, 381, 382; denotation,
connotation, 382.
Means, verb with, 205.
Measles, 32; verb with, 205.
Measure, words of, verb with, 198.
Memorandum, 39.
Men in religious orders, how
addressed, 545, XV.
Mesdames (Mmes), 38, 461 (N. I),
529, 544, II, III, 545, XVI; not
preceded by Dear or My dear,
544, II, III.
Messieurs (Messrs.), 38, 423, 529,
544, I; when not used, 544, I.
Miasma, -mata, 39.
Middle. See center, 417.
Middle English, 601; inflection,
604, 612; Southern, Midland,
Northern, 612; infinitive, 614.
Middling, 417.
Midst of us, 417.
Might, 183, 184, 653.
Mighty, 417.
Migrations of nations, 588.
Million, millions, verb with, 122.
Mine, 59 (N.), 68, 118.
Monasteries, 596.
Monopoly of, 287.
Monsignor, how addressed, 545,
XII (N. 2), XIII.
Months, capitalized, 433.
Mood, 160-164, 215 (N.), 334-345;
in subordinate clause, 345;
changing, 355, B, 2.
Moon, capitalization of, 454.
More, most, in comparison, 133.
More, worse, more than, 417; see
over, more than, 417.
More or less. See more, 417.
More vivid future condition, 338.
Most. See almost, 417.
Mother superior, how addressed,
545, XVI.
Motion, intransitive verbs of, con-
jugated with be, 237.
Motivate. See pet expressions, 417.
Motor. See automobile, 417.
Mount Ben Lomond, 413.
Moved at, etc., 287.
Mr., Mrs., etc., 461 (N. 1), 529.
Multiplicative numbers, 121, 267.
Mussulman, plural of, 34, N.
Must, 183, 185, 653.
Mutual, common, 417.
My, 59 (N.), 118.
My dear, in letters, 544.
Myself, 109-11I.
N-nasal, 423, N. I.
Name after, from, 287.
Named for. See named after, 417.
Namely, punctuation with, 480.
Narration, past tense in, 355, B, 2;
outline, etc., 587.
-nd, -d, 2nd, 2d, 461, N. 2.
Near, etc. See like, unlike, 417.
Near, nearly, 417.
Near by. See near, close by, 417.
Nebula, -a, 39.
Necessary for, to, 287.
Need, needs, 248.
Negative, with hardly, etc., 272, N.
Negative sentence, 324.
Negatives, two or more, 272 and N.
Negotiate, 417.
Neither, 102, 103; verb with, 120.
Neither more nor less than. See
Neither... nor, 298; verb with,
202; punctuation with, 467.
Neutral conditions, 333, 334, 336.
Never, 414 and N.
Never so. See ever so, 417.
Nevertheless, punctuation, 298, N.
New World, Old World, 452.
News, 32; verb with, 205.
Newspapers, headlines, 54; pres-
ent tense, 355, B, 2; capitaliza-
tion, 440, N. 2.
Next. See like, unlike, 417.
Nice, nicely, 417.
Nigh. See like, unlike, 417.
No, adjective, 119; verb with,
200; adverb, 262 (8).
No good. See useless, 417.
No less than, does not affect verb,
No more than, does not affect
verb, 201.
No one, nobody, 108.
No place. See place, 417.
No sooner. . . than, 417.
No use. See useless, 417.
Nominative absolute, 233.
Nominative of address, 471, 527,
604.
Nominative case, 40, 59, 63, 78,
90, 99, 604-606, 614, 617;
relative pronoun in, omitted,
91, 159 (7), 347; absolute, 233;
of address, 471, 527, 604.
Non-, before a capital, 438, N. I.
None, verb with, 102; see none,
417.
Nonessential appositive, 50.
Nonessential (nonrestrictive)
word, phrase, clause, 50, 472;
clause, 92, 115, 270, 472; parti-
ciple, 234; punctuation, 472, 477.
Nor, 298; verb with, 202; punc-
tuation, 300, 467; use, 300.
Norman, plural, 34, N.
Not, does not affect verb, 201;
comma before, 476 (5).
Not a one. See none, 417.
Not..., but, punctuation of, 476.
Not only but, 476; does not
Not that (so far as) I know; see
as, 417.
Notary public, 500, N.; plural of, 34.
Note, formal, 532.
Nothing else but. See else but, 417.
Nothing like. See not nearly, 417.
Notwithstanding, 283, 312.
Noun, 10-54 (see Contents, p. v) ;
compound noun (noun phrase),
6, II, 34, 498; adjective as,
13; abstract, 14; concrete, 15;
proper, common, 16, 17; collec-
tive, 36; foreign, 39; omitted
after the possessive case, 45,
48; possessive and uninflected
form as adjective, with different
meaning, 46 and N.; adverbial,
51-53; faulty use as adjec-
tive, 54, 153, 416; repeated,
65; substitute for, 66; predi-
cate, 158; verbal, 215-229 (see
Contents, p. xi); inflection, 604.
Noun clause, 11, 303 (9), 330.
Noun phrase, 6, 11, 34, 498.
Noun of weight or measure, verb
with, 198.
Now, subord. conj., 312.
Nowhere. See anywhere, 417.
Nowhere near. See not nearly, 417.
Number, noun, 23-39 (see Con-
tents, p. v); pronoun, 59; verb,
168 and N.; changing, 355, B, 2.
Number, verb with, 206.
Numbers, and in, 124; reading
and writing, 124-131; literary
style, 128; technical style, 129;
mixed styles, 130; connected
by dashes, 131; comma in, 481
(see 124); comma after house
numbers, 536.
Numeral adjectives, 121; verb
with, 199; adverbs, 262 (5),
267; hyphen with, 506-508;
2d, 2nd, etc., 461, N. 2.
Numerous, 119.
-o, nouns in, plural of, 28; o', 291.
O, oh, 318, 429.
Oasis, -es, 39, 423.
Oat, oats, verb with, 205.
Object, direct, 156 and N., 213,
214, 285, 604, 606, 607, 614, 617,
619; modified by predicate ob-
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