Baggage

See Luggage . Balance. This word is very frequently and very erroneously used in the sense of rest , remainder . It properly means the exce of one thing over another , and in this sense and in no other should it be used. Hence it is improper to talk about the balance of the edition, of the evening, of the money, of the toasts, of the men, etc. In such cases we should say the rest or the remainder . Barbarism. Defined as an offense against good usage, by the use of an improper word, i. e., a word that is antiquated or improperly formed. Preventative , enthuse , agriculturalist , donate , etc., are barbarisms. See also Solecism .