Particles

"Nothing but study of the best writers and practice in composition will enable us to decide what are the prepositions and conjunctions that ought to go with certain verbs. The following examples illustrate some common blunders: "'It was characterized with eloquence': read, 'by.' "'A testimonial of the merits of his grammar': read, 'to.' "'It was an example of the love to form comparisons': read, 'of forming.' "'Repetition is always to be preferred before obscurity': read, 'to.' "'He made an effort for meeting them': read, 'to meet.' "'They have no other object but to come': read, 'other object than,' or omit 'other.' "Two verbs are not unfrequently followed by a single preposition, which accords with one only; e. g., 'This duty is repeated and inculcated upon the reader.' 'Repeat upon ' is nonsense; we must read 'is repeated to and inculcated upon.'"—Nichol's "English Composition," p. 39. We often see for used with the substantive sympathy ; the best practice, however, uses with ; thus, "Words can not expre the deep sympathy I feel with you."—Queen Victoria. Party. This is a very good word in its place, but it is very much out of its place when used—as it often is by the vulgar—where good taste would use the word person .