
Good American, but not good English.
A doubly adverbial form, like "illy."
Not so common as it was a few years ago. Dress means the entire costume.
"The three looked at each other." That is, each looked at the other. But there were more than one other; so we should say they looked at one another, which means that each looked at another. Of two, say each other; of more than two, one another.
Edify means to build; it has, therefore, the sense of uplift, improvement – usually moral, or spiritual.
To one having even an elementary knowledge of Latin grammar this word is no less than disgusting, and the thing meant by it is felt to be altogether too good for the word's inventor.
Say, an empty bottle; but, a vacant house.
Good French, but bad English. Say, employee.
To endorse is to write upon the back of, or to sign the promissory note of another. It is a commercial word, having insufficient dignity for literary use. You may endorse a check, but you approve a policy, or statement.
A corruption of endwise.
"The man is not entitled to draw rations." Say, entitled to rations. Entitled is not to be followed by an infinitive.
