RECEIPT, RECIPE.—­“Receipt, in the sense of ’formula for a pudding, etc.,’ is preferable to recipe, since recipe is commonly restricted to medical prescriptions."[38]

RELATIVE, RELATION.—­“Relative, in the sense of ‘member of a family,’ is preferable to relation, since relation is also used in an abstract sense."[38]

REQUIREMENT, REQUISITE, REQUISITION.—­A requirement is something required by a person or persons.  A requisite is something required by the nature of the case.  A requisition is an authoritative demand or official request for a supply of something.

RESORT, RECOURSE, RESOURCE.—­Resort denotes “the act of going to some person or thing”; or “that which is resorted to or habitually visited.” Recourse means “resort for help or protection.” Resource denotes “something which is a source of help or support.”

SECRETING, SECRETION.—­Secreting is the act of hiding; secretion, a physiological process or fluid.

SEWAGE, SEWERAGE.—­Sewage means the contents, sewerage, the system, of sewers.

SITUATION, SITE.—­“Situation embraces all the local aspects and relationships[39] in which a thing is placed.  The site is confined to the ground on which it is erected or reposes."[40]

SPECIALITY, SPECIALTY.—­“Speciality, in the sense of ’distinctive quality,’ is preferable to specialty, since specialty is also used in the sense of ‘distinctive thing.’"[41]

UNION, UNITY.—­Union is “the joining of two or more things into one.” Unity means “oneness,” “harmony.”

VISITANT, VISITOR.—­Visitant was formerly used to denote a supernatural being; visitor, a human one. Visitant seems now to be going out of use, visitor being used in both senses.

[31] “Foundations,” p. 56.  If it seem undesirable to drill pupils on all the words which are here discriminated, the teacher may select those words which they are most likely to misuse.  See note 2, p. 22. [32] A.S.  Hill:  Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p. 40. [33] A.S.  Hill:  Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p. 19. [34] Ibid., p. 38. [35] A.S.  Hill:  Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p. 19. [36] Ibid., p. 39. [37] The Century Dictionary. [38] A.S.  Hill:  Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p. 19. [39] Is “relationships” the proper word here? [40] Smith’s Synonyms Discriminated. [41] A.S.  Hill:  Principles of Rhetoric, revised edition, p. 19.

EXERCISE XXII.