Be careful with between and among; between is used with reference to two persons, parties or things; among with reference to many: In this city Democrats and Republicans divide the offices between them; in some cities they are distributed among all the parties.
Distinguish between in and into. Into implies action. A man goes into his house and then he is in the house.
A person dies of typhoid fever rather than from typhoid fever.
Distinguish between consist in and consist of. Virtue consists in right living. The family consists of seven persons.
A book is illustrated with sketches and it is illustrated by the artist who made the sketches.
Omit from from the phrases from hence, from thence, from whence.
MIRROR OF THE PUBLIC MIND . . . INTERPRETER OF THE PUBLIC INTENT . . . TROUBLER OF THE PUBLIC CONSCIENCE.
ARTICLES
Use an article with every noun of a series unless the nouns are so closely related that one concept is implied. Say, The bread and jam was good, but The bread and the jam were good. Say, A horse and buggy, but A man and a woman.