Thus, we say, **He arrived at Chicago,*' **He was
bom at Portsmouth, * * **He remained in the city
five days,** **He stayed at the Savoy Hotel in
New York.**

We compare one thing to another when the
things are similar; we compare one thing wUh an-
other when they are unlike. Thus : * * I compared
John*s ignorance tvith WilPs knowledge.**

The word ** different** always requires **from**
after it: **He is different from (not to) you.**

**Wait for'' means to **await**; **wait on''
means to ** serve,** as at the table. Therefore, do
not say, **Wait on me at the comer,** but **Wait
for me.**

Formerly writers on grammar insisted that no
sentence should end with a preposition; but an
examination of the works of the best writers of
the last four hundred years shows that there is
no basis for this objection. Thus, Shakespeare
writes :

** Rather bear those ills we have

Than fly to others that we know not of."



CHAPTER X

CONJUNCTIONS

We have seen that a conjunction is a word nsed
simply to connect words, phrases, and clauses.
