INDEX.
PAGE
Introductory ....... 1
The matter in hand, no trifle ..... 5
Examples: American debasements . . . . 8
Chatterton's imposture 7
Detection of St. Peter by his speech . . . 8
Omitting the "u" in words ending in " -our " . . 10
"Neighbour" . . 11
"Control" . . ...... 13
"Tenor" and "tenour" ..... 13
Phonetic spelling . . . . . ..14
"Ent" and "ant". . .'..'. . 18
"In-" or "en-" in compound words . . . 19
"Ecstasy "and "apostasy" . ... 20
"Lay" and "lie" . . . . . . 20
The apostrophe of the genitive singular . . .21
What is the apostrophe ? . . ..... 24
Plurals of compound names . . . - 26
"Attorneys" and "moneys" . . . . 28
"Means" . . . . ' . . . .28
"News" . . . ... .... 29
"Mewses" . . .'.'./. . . 30
"Summons" ........ 31
" Diocess " or " diocese " 33
Division of a word between lines . . . . 33
"To" and "too" ... . . .35
Doubling the final letter , 35
