Slips of speechSLIPS OF SPEECHReading editionChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Slips of SpeechINTRODUCTIONSLIPS OF SPEECHChapter I · TasteChapter II · Choice of WordsChapter II · Choice of Words (continued 2)Chapter III · ContractionsChapter IV · Possessive CaseChapter V · PronounsChapter VI · NumberChapter VII · AdverbsChapter VIII · ConjunctionsChapter IX · CorrelativesChapter X · The InfinitiveChapter XI · ParticiplesChapter XII · PrepositionsChapter XIII · The ArticleChapter XIV · RedundancyChapter XV · Two NegativesChapter XVI · Accordance of Verb with SubjectINDEXPrevious chapter ←INTRODUCTIONNext chapter →Chapter I · TasteAll chapters and sections (21)Other sectionsSlips of SpeechINTRODUCTIONSLIPS OF SPEECHChapters122345678910111213141516Other sectionsINDEX“We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.”—CICERO.◇← INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER I Taste →