Index
A
a couple of .................. 24, 74
a number/the number .........25
A.D. ............................... 109
A.M................................ 109
abbreviations, Latin ..108, 109
abide by ............................73
abortion clinic ................. 152
accept/except..............11, 118
acquitted ...........................60
adapt/adopt...................... 118
adverse/averse ................. 118
advice/advise................... 118
affect/effect.......................21
affected.............................21
affinity for .........................72
African American............ 158
ageism ............................ 156
aggravate/irritate.............. 112
agree with .........................73
all ready/already .............. 117
all right/alright................. 117
All Saints' Day..................30
all together/altogether ...... 117
Allen, Terry .............126, 167
alot/a lot/ allot ...................92
alumnus/alumni/alumna .....78
American Heritage Book of
English Usage ......136, 158
American Indian.............. 158
amiable/amicable ...............93
among/between .................22
amount/number ........... 36, 40
Anglo ............................. 158
angry at/angry with ............93
anticlimactic .................... 121
anxious/eager ....................20
anymore/any more .............68
anyways.......................... 116
anywheres....................... 116
apostrophe................... 27, 28
April Fools' Day................30
apropos/appropriate ...........94
Armed Forces Day.............30
armed gunman...................63
arthritis .............................82
Asian.............................. 158
astrological/astronomical.. 119
audience............................41
Aussicker, Liz ...................40
averse to ...........................72
averse/adverse ................. 118
aversion to ........................72
aware of............................72
awhile/a while ................. 117
B
B.C................................. 109
B.C.E.............................. 109
backward..........................80
bad/badly ..........................19
bad/worse/worst ................44
bare/bear...........................85
Barrett, Gary.....................57
Barrie, James M.................69
Bartlett, Marvin ............... 159
bear/bare...........................85
Beard, John ..................... 183
because of ....................... 139
because/since .................. 105
being as........................... 116
being that........................ 116
Berman, Elizabeth .............89
Berra, Yogi .......................92
better/best .........................22
