| blessed | The bless'ed saints. |
| | Let them be blessed (one
syllable). |
| contrast | The strange con'trast. |
| | Contrast' the two. |
| converse | Did you converse' with him? |
| | Is the con'verse true? |
| desert | The sandy des'ert. |
| | They desert' their friends. |
| learned | He learned (one syllable) to sing. |
| | A learn ed man. |
| precedent | A prēcē'dent place. |
| | It establishes a
prĕc'edent. |
| project | A new proj'ect. |
| | To project' from. |
GLOSSARY OF MISCELLANEOUS ERRORS
Admire. Do not use admire in the sense of like.
| Wrong: I should admire to be able
to do that. |
| Right: I should like to be able to
do that. |