=Rabies=--rā´bi-ēz, not răb´ēz. Madness, as that of
dogs.
=Radish=--răd´ish, not rĕd-ish.
=Raillery=--răl´ler-y, not rāl´ler-y. Slight ridicule;
pleasantry.
=Raise=--=Rise.= _Raise_ is a transitive verb, or one in which
the action passes over to an object. Present tense, _raise_;
imperfect tense and past participle, _raised_; present
participle, _raising_. _Rise_ is an intransitive verb, the
action not passing over to an object. Present tense, _rise_;
imperfect tense, _rose_; past participle, _risen_; present
participle, _rising_. Errors in the use of these words ought to
be avoided by remembering the following rules:
1. If the person or thing spoken of exerts an action that
passes over to an object, use _raise_, _raised_, and
_raising_.
2. If the person or thing spoken of exerts an action that
does not pass over to an object, use _rise_, _rose_,
_risen_, _rising_. To avoid further repetition in the method
I have adopted to impress upon the mind the difference
between transitive and intransitive verbs by contrasted
sentences, I would refer the reader to the remarks under
=Lay=. "I will _raise_ in the morning at five," should be,
"I will _rise_," etc. "I will _raise_ the _window_," etc.,
is correct, for the action passes to or affects the window.
"I will _raise myself_ if I have the strength" is correct,
because an object, _myself_, is furnished. "The price of
flour is _raising_," should be, "The price of flour is
_rising_;" but it is right to say, "The merchants are
_raising_ the price of flour." "Gold has _raised_ in value,"
should be, "Gold has _risen_ in value." "The price of bonds
_raised_ in less than an hour," should be, "The price of
bonds _rose_," etc. "The sun is _raising_," should be, "The
sun is _rising_." "The sun is _raising_ the temperature," is
proper. The pulse has _risen_, but excitement has _raised_
it. The river has _risen_ in its bed and has _raised_ the
canal. Birds _rise_ in the air. _Arise_ can often be
appropriately substituted for _rise_.
=Rampant=--răm´pant, not ram-pant´.
=Rapine=--răp´ĭn, not răp´een nor rā-peen´.
=Raspberry=--răz´ber-ry, not răss´ber-ry nor rawz´ber-ry.
Worcester gives raz´ber-ry and räs´ber-ry.
=Rational=--răsh´un-al, not rā-shun-al. =Rationalist=
(răsh´un-al-ĭst), etc.
=Recess=--re-cĕss´, not rē´cĕss.
=Recherche= (Fr. recherché)--rŭh-shêr-shā´, not re-shersh´.
Worcester gives rā-sher-shā´.
=Recluse=--re-kluse´, not re-kluze´.
=Reconnoissance=--re-cŏn´noĭs-sänçe, not rek-on-nois´sançe.
Worcester gives re-cŏn´noĭs-sänçe´. =Reconnaissance= is
another method of spelling.
=Recriminations=, not _mutual recriminations_; the word itself
tells of the _mutuality_.
=Redolent=--rĕd´o-lent, not redō´lent. Diffusing odor or
fragrance.
=Relevant=, not _revelant_. Pertinent; applicable.
=Relic=, not _relict_, when that which remains, a corpse, or
anything preserved in remembrance, is meant. =Relict= means a
widow.
=Rendezvous=--rĕn´de-vōō, not rŏn´de-vōō nor
rĕn´de-vōōz. Worcester gives rĕn´de-vōō and
rĕn´de-vōōz. The plural is =rendezvouses=
(rĕn´de-vōōz-ez).
=Requiem=--rē´kwi-em, not rĕk´wĭ-em. Worcester gives
both pronunciations.
=Resume= (Fr. résumé)--rā-zū-mā´, not re-zūme´ nor
re-zū´mā. Worcester gives rez-u-mā´.
=Reticule=, not _ridicule_, when a little bag of net-work is meant.
=Reveille=--re-vāl´yā, not rev-a-lē´. Worcester gives
the first and re-vāl´.
=Ribald=--rĭb´ald, not rī´bald. Low; obscene. =Ribaldry=
(rĭb´ald-ry).
=Rinse=--rĭnss, not rĕnse nor wrĕnch. "_Wrench_ your
mouth," said an uneducated dentist to a patient after _wrenching_
out a large molar. "Thank you," replied the patient. "_You_ have
done that, but I'll _rinse_ it, if you please."
=Ripples=, not _riffles_.
=Romance=--ro-manss´, not rō´manss.
=Roseate=--rō´ze-at, not rōz´āte. Worcester gives
rō´zhe-at also.
=Roue= (Fr. roué)--rōō-ā´, not rōō. Worcester
gives rōō´ā.