{Correct forms }Wrong forms.
{and concords. }Solecisms.
{
PURITY {Classic or good }Barbarisms.
prescribes {English words. }
the use of {
{Proper words, _i.e._,}
{words fit for the }Improprieties.
{occasion. }
{ {Roundabout, inflated
{ {or pedantic
{Simplicity. {words or
{ {phrases.
{
{ {Tautology.
PERSPICUITY {Brevity. {Pleonasm.
prescribes { {Verbosity.
{
{ {Ambiguity or
{ {Obscurity.
{ { _a._ In words.
{Precision. { _b._ In sentences
{ { from bad
{ { arrangement.
CHOICE AND USE OF WORDS.--Good usage--the usage of the best writers and
speakers--sanctions only words that are in reputable, national, and
present usage.
The term _Barbarism_ is applied to unauthorized language. Some offenses
against good usage are the following: