452. Many people have an odd way of saying, “I expect,” when they mean only “I think,” or “I conclude;” as, “I expect my brother went to Richmond to-day,” “I expect those books were sent to Paris last year.” Expect can relate only to future time, and must be followed by a future tense, or a verb in the infinitive mood; as, “I expect my brother will go to Richmond to-day,” “I expect to find those books were sent to Paris last year.”
453. “A summer’s morning,” should be, A summer morning.
454. The vulgar speaker uses adjectives instead of adverbs, and says, “This letter is written shocking;” the genteel speaker uses adverbs instead of adjectives, and says, “This writing looks shockingly.”
455. “Nobody else but him,” should be, Nobody but him.
456. “That ain’t just,” should be, That is not just.
457. “He was killed by a cannon-ball,” should be, He was killed with a cannon-ball. He was killed by the cannoneer.
458. “A new pair of gloves,” should be, A pair of new gloves.
459. “Before I do that, I must first be paid,” should be, Before I do that, I must be paid.
460. A grammatical play upon the word that:
“Now that is a word which may often be joined,
For that that may be doubled is clear to the mind;
And that that that is right, is as plain to the view,
As that that that that we use is rightly used too;
And that that that that that line has in it, is right—
In accordance with grammar, is plain in our sight.”