Chapter V: varsity, punctuation of, 52

Verbs, in heads, 9
rules governing, 29

_very_, eschew the word, 34

_Very Rev._, use of, 48

_vice-president_, capitalization of, 17

_viceroy_, capitalization of, 17

_violinist_, avoid feminine form of, 24

Vital statistics, 50

_viz._, use of, 44

Vocabulary, broaden the, 16

_votes_, use figures for, 38

_vilify_, spelling of, 51

_vying_, spelling of, 51

W

_want_ preferred to _wish_, 30

War, first three years of, 72-74

_ward_, capitalization of, 18

_war_, capitalization of, 18

_W_ in heads, 9

_wages_, number of, 55

_way_, capitalization of, 20

Way to become original, 61

_we_, _editorial_, use of, 55

Webster, Edward Harlan, quoted, 16

Webster's dictionary, 48

_wedding_ confused with _marriage_, 50

Weights and measures, 40

_weird_, use of, 35

well known, use of, 49

_west_, _-ern_, _-erner_, capitalization of, 18

_whether, or not_, 49
preferred to _if_, 28

_while_ misused for _although_, 28
preferred to _whilst_, 55

_whilst_ to be avoided, 55

_whisky_, spelling of, 51

_White House_, capitalization of, 20

_whither_ to be avoided, 55

Whitman, Walt, quoted, 4

_wholesome_ preferred to _healthful_, 35

_who_, use of, 28

_whom_, use of, 27

_widow_, use of, 50

_widow woman_ to be avoided, 49

_wife_, use of, 50, 55

_Wilkes-Barre_, spelling of, 51

Williams, Walter, quoted, 25

_wish_ preferred to _want_, 30

_with_, book illustrated, sketches, 37
things compared, 30

_without_ misused for _unless_, 28

_woman_ preferred to _lady_, 25

Women, protection of good name of, 54

Words, pictorial power of, 16
superfluous, 49

_woolly_, spelling of, 51

_world series_, spelling of, 51