You shall go means You must go.
He shall go means He must go.
We will go means We are determined to go.
You shall go means You must go.
They shall go means They must go.
_I shall have satisfaction_ means that the satisfaction will come in the
course of time.
_I will have satisfaction_ means _I am determined to have it_.
=Sink down.=--“The stone sunk down in the water.” Omit _down_.
=Some for Somewhat.=--“He is some better today.” It is better to say “he
is somewhat better.”
=Split Infinitive.=--To explain, to thank (infinitive). These words
should not be separated (split). “Have the goodness to clearly explain,”
should be “Have the goodness to explain clearly.”
“I want to personally thank you,” should be “I want to thank you
personally.”
=Tenses.=--In subordinate clauses the tense of the verb is relative to
the tense of the principal verb.
“He intended to have done so,” should be “He intended to do so.”
The imperfect tense, _I did_ is used in speaking of events which took
place before a time that is past.
The perfect tense, _I have done_, is used in speaking of events which
have been completed before the present time.
=Than me.=--“He is taller than me.” The word after _than_ should be in
the same case with the word before it.
=Than him.=--“You are stronger than him.” Say “than he.”
=That.=--See Relative Pronouns.
=Thee and You.=--“I owe thee a heavy debt of gratitude, and you will not
permit me to pay it.” Avoid such confusion of numbers. Use the same
word--either _thee_ or _you_--in both clauses.
=Them, They.=--“It was _them_.” Say “it was they.”
=These, This.=--I don’t like _these sort_ of folks (this sort).
Those kind of boots--that kind (those kinds).
=These kind, Those sort.=--_Kind_ and _sort_ are singular nouns, and
should be modified by singular adjectives. Say “_this kind_,” “_that
sort_.”
=They, Everyone.=--Do not use _they_ indefinitely instead of _everyone_,
as, “They are always in a hurry in the city”; better say “Everyone is in
a hurry in the city.”
=Though= is followed by _yet_. “Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he
became poor.”
=Through.=--Often misused in the sense of _finished_. “I am _through_
with my breakfast,” instead of “I have _finished_ my breakfast.”
=To be.=--The verb “to be” takes the same case after it as before it.
Example: “Who is there?” “It is I.” Say “It was I who rang the bell.”
=Trousers, Waistcoat, Gown, Petticoat=, are good old respectable English
words, which point out particular garments without possibility of
mistake. They are better than the new ones, _pantaloons_, _vest_,
_dress_, _skirt_.
=Try and.=--“I will try and do it.” Say “I will try to do it.”
=Unique= is not properly modified by _very_, _unique_ meaning the only
one of its kind.
=Use to.=--_Used to_, not _use to_, is the correct form; as, “_I used to
go_ there very often.” In negative constructions “didn’t used to” is
always incorrect.
=View to and View of.=--One properly says, “With _a view to_ finding
out.” or “With _the view of_ finding out.”
=Visit with.=--_Visit_ is improperly followed by _with_ in such
constructions as, “I am _visiting with_ friends in New York,” “I am
visiting friends,” etc., being the correct form.
=Vocation.=--A man’s _vocation_ is his calling, his regular business.
His _avocation_ is something outside of his business with which he
occupies himself incidentally. My friend’s _vocation_ is the practice of
law; his _avocation_ is photography. Still, while _avocation_, in the
sense of _vocation_, is usually avoided by good writers, such use has
some sanction of authority.
=Want.=--Avoid _want_ in the sense of “ought” or “had better,” as, “You
want to hurry if you are going to catch the car”; better say “You had
better hurry if you expect to catch the car.”
=Was, Were.=--“Was you?” “You was.” Say “were you?” “You were.”
=Way, Away.=--_Way_ should not be used for away. “I saw him away (not
way) down the road.”
=What for Who, Which, and That.=--See Relative Pronouns.
=Where for In which.=--“It is a cause where justice is particularly
concerned.” Say _in which_. “We presented a paper where his case was
fully explained.” Say “a paper in which.” But _where_ may be used
instead of _which_ and a preposition when place is the predominant idea.
“The old house where I was born.”
=Whether= is followed by _or_. “Whether he will go or not, I cannot
tell.”
=Which.=--See Relative Pronouns.
=Who.=--See Relative Pronouns.
=Without, Unless.=--_Without_ must not be used for _unless_. “You won’t
catch the train _without_ you run,” should be, “You won’t catch the
train _unless_ you run.”
“My uncle would not take me _without_ my mother wished it,” should be
“My uncle would not take me _unless_ my mother wished it.”
=Wrong and Wrongly.=--_Wrong_ is an adverb as well as an adjective. For
this reason, _wrong_ is often interchangeably used with _wrongly_; as,
“The mail was sent off _wrong_” (or _wrongly_). When preceding the verb,
_wrongly_ is required; as “The letter was _wrongly_ addressed.”