succeed should not be used now in the archaic sense of “to make successful, promote”; as, “to succeed an enterprise.”
succeed himself: An absurd phrase. A person who takes the place of a predecessor succeeds him; one who has occupied a public office for a term prescribed by law and is reelected to that office succeeds his own previous term of office but not himself.
such: This word is often erroneously used for “so.” Do not say “I never saw such a high building”; say, rather, “... so high, a building.”
such another. Compare [ANOTHER SUCH].
sucker for “sponger” or “parasite” is slang of the lowest type and should be avoided by all persons of refinement.
summons: You summon a person to court upon a summons. There is properly no such verb as summons, the colloquial use of the term being altogether unjustifiable.
superior. Compare [INFERIOR].
sure: Often misused for “surely” in the sense of “certainly.” Do not say “Sure I’m going”; say, rather, “I’m surely going.”
surprise. Compare [ASTONISH].
sympathize with, sympathy for: The verb sympathize takes only with; the noun sympathy in its secondary sense of “commiseration,” is often properly followed by for. We have sympathy with one’s aspirations, for his distress; the sound man has sympathy for the wounded; the wounded man has sympathy with his fellow sufferers.