=Only, Alone.=--“He alone can do it,” implies that he can do it without
help. It would be better, “He can do it alone.” “He only can do it,”
signifies that he, and no other person, can do it. Using _alone_ in the
sense of _only_ may lead to ambiguity.
=Onto.=--We get _on_ a horse and _on_ a chair, not _onto_.
=Orate.=--An unauthorized form commonly used to mean _to give an
oration_.
=Over.=--Do not use _over_ in the sense of _more than_; as, “I have
_over_ a hundred dollars”; “The stick is _over_ a yard long.”
=Over a bridge.=--“He went over the bridge.” It is more exact to say,
“he went across the bridge.” A bird may fly _over_ a bridge, if it does
not touch the bridge.
=Overhead and ears.=--“We went in overhead and ears.” Say _overhead_.
The head carries the ears. But “overhead and ears in debt” is a phrase
which it will be hard to abolish.
=Partial, Partially.=--“This view is partially correct.” “Partly
correct,” or “in part correct,” is better. _Partially_ means, properly,
one sided, with bias.
=Persuasion=, in the sense of religious denomination or belief, is
objectional. _Sect_, _denomination_, _belief_, or “school of belief,”
are proper substitutes.
=Plunge down.=--“He plunged down into the stream.” Omit _down_.
=Possessives.=--
Rule.--Use the apostrophe and the letter _s_ (or change the form) only
when the noun (or pronoun) itself represents the possessor.
This is a photograph _of_ my uncle.
She is a servant of my _aunt’s_.