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same school secondary accent falls on the last syllable; as, Boniface's mistake; Quackenbos's Rhetoric; Orosius's History."—.

same: This word should not be used, as it is in commercial correspondence—in substitution for it. If "the same" is correctly used, a noun is implied; as "it is the same (referring to an illness) as he suffered from." However, do not say, "Tell me what you wish, and the same (meaning it) will be attended to." Same is also often used where similar is the proper word. A gale blowing to-day with a velocity of 60 miles an hour is similar to, but is not the same as, one that blew with a velocity of 60 miles one year ago, although it has the same amount of velocity.

sameness, similarity: Discriminate carefully between these words. Sameness is the state of being identically the same; absolute resemblance; similarity is likeness or partial resemblance. See.

sappy: An undesirable colloquialism for "weakly sentimental; silly."

sass: Vulgar term for "impertinence"; "sauciness."

satire, satyr: Note the difference in the spelling of these words. A satire is a dramatic farce or medley; a satyr is a woodland deity.

saw, seen: In popular use, in some regions, often carelessly and inexcusably interchanged. Saw is the