210. “Who has my scissors?” never call scissors, sithers.
211. “He has obtained a good situation:” pronounce situation as if written sit-you-a-tion, and do not say, sitch-u-a-tion.
212. “I had as lief do it as not:” lief means willingly, gladly, and is not to be confounded with leave, as in example No. 208.
213. “First of all I shall give you a lesson in French, and last of all in music:” omit of all in both instances, as unnecessary.
214. “I shall have finished by the latter end of the week:” leave out latter, which is superfluous.
215. “They sought him throughout the whole country:” leave out whole, which is implied in throughout.
216. “Iron sinks down in water:” leave out down.
217. “A warrant was issued out for his apprehension:” leave out the word out, which is implied in issued.
218. “If you inquire for why I did so, I can give a very good reason:” leave out for.
219. “I own that I did not come soon enough; but because why? I was detained:” leave out because.