226. WORDS WHOSE PRONUNCIATION DEPENDS ON MEANING:
accent _Accent'_ the first syllable. Place the _ac'cent_ upon the first syllable.
aged An _a'ged_ man. Properly _aged_ wine (one syllable).
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 _prece'dent_ place. It establishes a _prec'edent_.
project A new _proj'ect_. To _project'_ from.
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.
AGGRAVATE. Do not use _aggravate_ in the sense of _irritate_ or _disturb_. _Aggravate_ means _to make worse_.
AIN'T. _Ain't_ and _hain't_ are never proper as contractions of _am not, is not_, or _are not_.
ALLOW. Do not use _allow_ in the sense of _assert, say_, or _intend_.
Wrong: He _allowed_ that he had better start. I _allow_ to be back before noon.
Right: He _said_ that he had better start. I _intend_ to be back before noon.
ALLUDE. Do not use _allude_ in the sense of _refer_. To _allude_ to a thing means to refer to it in an indirect way.
Wrong: He _alluded_ by name to John Milton.
Right: He _alluded_ to Milton by the term "Blind Poet."
ANY. Do not use _any_ in the sense of _at all_ or _to any degree_.
Wrong: Because of the injury he can not see _any_.
AS. Do not use _as_ for the relative pronouns _who_ and _that_.
Wrong: I am the man _as_ digs your garden. Not _as_ I remember.
Right: I am the man _who_ digs your garden. Not _that_ I remember.
AS. Do not use _as_ in the sense of _since_ or _because_.
Right: I cannot come _because_ I am sick now.
AT. Do not use _at_ for _in_ with the names of large cities
ATTACKTED. Do not use this form for _attacked_.
AWFUL, AWFULLY. These are two very much overworked words. Substitute other and more accurate expressions.
Wrong: We have had an _awfully_ good time. That is an _awfully_ pretty dress.
Right: We have had an _exceedingly_ nice time. That is a _very_ pretty dress.
BADLY. Do not use _badly_ in the sense of _very much_.