grammar this word is no less than disgusting, and the thing meant by
it is felt to be altogether too good for the word's inventor.

_Empty_ for _Vacant_. Say, an empty bottle; but, a vacant house.

_Employé_. Good French, but bad English. Say, employee.

_Endorse_ for _Approve_. To endorse is to write upon the back of, or
to sign the promissory note of another. It is a commercial word,
having insufficient dignity for literary use. You may endorse a check,
but you approve a policy, or statement.

_Endways_. A corruption of endwise.

_Entitled_ for _Authorized_, _Privileged._ "The man is not entitled to
draw rations." Say, entitled to rations. Entitled is not to be
followed by an infinitive.

_Episode_ for _Occurrence_, _Event_, etc. Properly, an episode is a
narrative that is a subordinate part of another narrative. An
occurrence considered by itself is not an episode.

_Equally as_ for _Equally_. "This is equally as good." Omit as. "He
was of the same age, and equally as tall." Say, equally tall.

_Equivalent_ for _Equal_. "My salary is equivalent to yours."

_Essential_ for _Necessary_. This solecism is common among the best
writers of this country and England. "It is essential to go early";
"Irrigation is essential to cultivation of arid lands," and so forth.