200. “He is a Doctor of Medicine:” pronounce medicine in three syllables, never in two.
201. “They told me to enter in:” leave out in, as it is implied in enter.
202. “His strength is failing:” never say, strenth.
203. “Give me both of those books:” leave out of.
204. “Whenever I try to write well, I always find I can do it:” leave out always, which is unnecessary and improper.
205. “He plunged down into the stream:” leave out down.
206. “I never saw his nephew:” say, nef-ew; never nev-u, or nevvey.
207. “She is the matron:” say, may-tron, and not mat-ron.
208. “Give me leave to tell you:” never say lief for leave.
209. “The height is considerable:” pronounce height so as to rhyme with tight; never hate nor heighth. An instance occurs in “Paradise Lost” in which this word is spelled and pronounced highth.