51. EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS.
[(1)] Employee is a good English word. Avoid employe whenever possible to do so.
[(2)] Headquarters is usually plural, sometimes singular.
[(3)] Last held meeting. Held is useless. Newcomer and Teall oppose such expressions.
[(4)] Etc. It is a common error to write etc., etc. Once is enough.
[(5)] Et al. The use of et als is an error. It is always et al.
[(6)] Follows, as follows. As follows is always the form, because it is impersonal. As follow is not needed where the nominative is plural. This is on the authority of the Oxford Dictionary, also of Doctor Fernald of the Standard.
[(7)] Plurals. These are preferred plurals: Cannon, craft for vessels, heathen, fowl, cherubs, indexes, seraphs, beaus. In scientific writings it may be seraphim, formulae instead of formulas, beaux, etc.
[(8)] Spoonfuls and handfuls rather than spoonsfull and handsfull.
[(9)] The following named persons. Omit named. Newcomer and Teall say named is useless.