"I myself will do it" Myself and yourself are

was an adjective meaning same.
equals "I the same will do it."
incorrectly used in the following sentences:

'Mr. S. and myself [I] decided to take one man apiece." "Mr. H. and myself [I] never enjoyed anything more."

"It is true that, at the assembling of Parliament, yourself [you], and many other independent members, were unwilling," etc.

Nowadays, the reflexive pronouns are properly used for emphasis only.

Relative Pronouns. See THAT, WHICH, WHO.

Relative-Relation. In speaking of one's kindred, the better of these two words to use is relative. "Our near and dear relatives are the first objects of our regard."

Reliable. The following defense of this word is taken from the Imperial Dictionary, published by The Century Company. I quote the entire definition, which may be accepted as the latest English authority on the subject:

"Such as may be relied on; fit or worthy to be relied on; to be depended on. This word has been again and again attacked by different writers, having been at various times stigmatized as an Americanism, as irregular in formation, as unnecessary, as vulgar, and what not. Against such charges, however, it has found able defenders, the most notable of whom is Mr. Fitz-Edward Hall, in his little work On English Adjectives in -able, with Special Reference to Reliable. The first instance of its use as known to him was in a paper written by Coleridge to the Morning Post in 1800, the expression in which it occurs being the best means, and most reliable pledge.' Coleridge used it repeatedly afterward; and it has also been used by many good writers since. It is now, indeed, of every-day occurrence, though no doubt certain persons still

object to the use of it. Among those who have employed it Mr. Hall mentions Rev. James Martineau, Mr. Gladstone, Dr. Newman, Mr. John Stuart Mill, Dr. Henry Maudsley, Bishop Wilberforce, Dean Mansel, Harriet Martineau, and Mr. Leslie Stephen-names surely sufficient to support any one who chooses to use the vocable in question. That it is unnecessary is not quite the fact; at least we can hardly admit that its place is already sufficiently occupied by trustworthy or trusty, as is usually stated. 'If this were true,' says Mr. Hall, inasmuch as we have trust, verb and substantive, there would be no need of rely and reliance; they must be wholly superfluous. But we rely where we look for support; we trust where we apprehend no deception; and reliable and trustworthy or trusty, properly employed, are no less different than their respective verbs. In corollary to this, rely, except metaphorically, has not a personal reference, whereas trust has; and the best writers who have hitherto practically accepted reliable have applied it to things solely. That many persons use reliable instead of trustworthy is, of course, no ground for rejecting it.' That it is formed after a somewhat uncommon model is also no sufficient ground for rejecting it, when we find in good use such words as available, such as one may avail one's self of; conversable, such as may be conversed with; dispensable, that may be dispensed with-and similarly indispensable; laughable, worthy of being laughed at, and sundry others. Altogether, it seems too late in the day to protest against the use of the word now; those who do not like it can let it alone; but, as Prof. Whitney remarks (the quotation is from Mr. Hall): 'We have had to swallow too many linguistic camels, to want to make life more uncomfortable by straining at such gnats as that.'"

Remainder. See BALANCE.

Remember-Recollect. The careless employ these two words as though they were interchangeable, yet each has, properly, its distinctive signification. "Do you remember what I said to you?" "Can you recollect what I said to you?" We remember without effort; we recollect after some exertion. We should say, therefore, "I do not remember," and "I can not recollect."

Rendition. This word is much misused for rendering. Example: "The excellence of Mr. Gilbert's rendition of certain characters-Sir Peter and Sir Antony, for instanceis not equaled," etc. Rendition means the act of yielding possession, surrender, as the rendition of a town or fortress. The sentence above should read, "The excellence of Mr. Gilbert's rendering," etc. Rendition is also sometimes improperly used for performance.

Repetition. Many writers are studious to avoid repeating words, and always use a synonym if they can find one. Instances are met with in which Shakespeare's diction would be better had he re-used words already employed. Here is one:

"

Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced [spoke] it to you."

"A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for carrying persons, in distinction from those [vehicles] used for transporting [carrying] goods.”—Standard Dictionary.

"The young people replied as other lovers have done [replied] since the world commenced [began]."

"Grave doubt is expressed whether the new-woman movement may not be a retrograde one [movement]."

"You see it is the same principle as the ability to tell a man of good habits from a dissipated person [man of bad habits]."

Often the preposition should be repeated when it is not.

"The finances of an empire or [of] an individual.”Standard Dictionary.

Sometimes the adjective should have been repeated. Here is an instance:

It is a wondrous thing, the human foot-like the human hand; even more so [wondrous], perhaps."

"It is not, however, by what he accomplished, but by what he tried to do [accomplish], and by what he was," etc.

"The appellation caitiff, which implies at present, and has done so for a long time,” etc. : read, “and for a long time has implied."

Replace. Quite frequently used when take the place of would better the diction.

"Nothing in London has yet replaced [taken the place of] what was the habitual society of Holland House."

"Tragedy ceased with Rachel; comedy has still Regnier, Got, Provost, and Madame Plessy; but who is to replace them [take their places]?"

"If Sydenham had to replace Locke [take the place of Locke, or, take Locke's place] as family physician at Exeter House, it is not unlikely that he practiced elsewhere."

Often quite incorrectly used instead of displace.

"We are sorry to see that Prof. Rawlinson talks of replacing the Handbuch of Heeren by [with] a manual conceived on the same scale.' The vulgarism,' to replace A by [with] B' in the sense of 'to put B in the place of A,' threatens soon to become as common as those odious expressions, those sort of things,' and 'like I do.'"Athenæum.

Reply. See ANSWER. See page 324.

Reputation. See CHARACTER.

Reside. A big word that Mr. Wouldbe uses where Mr. Is uses the little word live

Residence. In speaking of a man's domicile, it is not only in better taste but more correct to use the term house than residence. A man has a residence in New York when he has lived here long enough to have the right to exercise the franchise here; and he may have a house in Fifth Avenue where he lives. People that are live in houses; people that would be reside in residences. The former buy things; the latter purchase them.

Rest. See BALANCE.

Restive. Some of the dictionaries, Richard Grant White, and some other writers, contend that this word, when properly used, means unwilling to go, standing still stubbornly, obstinate, stubborn, and nothing else. In combating this opinion, Fitz-Edward Hall says: “Very few instances, I apprehend, can be produced from our literature of this use of restive." Webster gives impatient, uneasy, as a second meaning; and this is the sense in which the word is nearly always used.

The Standard Dictionary's definition of restive is, "Characterized by restlessness, with impatience of control; moving restlessly about; fidgety; as, a restive colt; the noise made the horse restive."

Resurrect. Persons that are at all fastidious in selecting their words will assuredly not use this word in the sense of remove from the grave; disinter.

"Our correspondent complains that he has seen the word resurrect in The Sun. If this be so, it was an error that we never noticed, and we now take it back and are sorry for it. In so saying, we enjoy the high satisfaction peculiar to one who is willing to confess his wrong."N. Y. Sun.

Retire. It is only the overnice that use retire in the sense of go to bed.