nothing to nobody: An ungrammatical phrase used for “no one’s business.” Say, rather, “not anything to any one.”
not on your life: A vulgar phrase for “not by any means.”
notorious is so commonly applied to that which is unfavorably known to the general public, as a notorious crime, just as noted is applied to that which is favorably distinguished, as a noted speech, that it is well not to confound the expressions, but to reserve their use for their own several functions. However, the rule is not invariably followed; for the following expression by Spencer, on “Education” is good. “It is notorious that the mind like the body, can not assimilate beyond a certain rate.”
no use: Often incorrectly used for “of no use.” Do not say “It’s no use to discuss it with you,” say, rather, “It is of no use to discuss it.”
novice. Compare [AMATEUR].
number should not be used with such words as innumerable and numerous, which themselves contain the idea of number (Latin numerus). Say “A countless number,” not “an innumerable number.”
numerous: Often misused for many. Do not say “numerous cattle were in pasture”; say, rather, “Many cattle were in pasture.”
nutty: Used in the sense “lacking in intelligence,” this word is a vulgarism to be avoided.