Word: correct
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...server' into the 'striker;' sometimes they are called 'hand-in' and 'hand-out,' when tennis scoring is employed, as is now universally the case. It is too much to hope that the rising generation will take a hint, and endeavor to call things (especially lawn tennis) by their correct names." The players of lawn tennis in college should take the hint so freely offered and put to shame the bitter pessimism of that last sentence...
Four members of the society, who bought Taine's Intelligence a few weeks ago, may correct, on application at the office, an error in price made by the dealer. Correction in favor of the purchasers...
...Long-tree" is said to be the absolutely correct thing...
...rumored that when the result was telegraphed from Cambridge to Princeton, an impulsive Princetonian promptly telegraphed back : "That's a lie; send me the correct score." He could appreciate a good sell, but when it came to imposing upon his sober common sense and sound judgment, it was more than he could stand. - [News...
...best players, Sherman and Morgan. The Yale team played rather a brilliant game, but it was unsteady and at times very risky. The ball is fumbled sometimes and there is a great tendency to throw it ahead. It is hoped that another week's practice may correct these faults. Probably a large delegation of Yale men will go to Cambridge on Saturday. Very excellent rates have been secured by the president of the Foot-ball Association...