490 Mr. Pickering on the present state of the Linglish language 
under the banner of the laws,’ Ann, Rev. vol, vii. p. 241. But the word 
infected is an.error of the press, in the London edition, for un-infected, In 
this same sentence theré is another alteration in the London edition : “ the 
fairiotic veterans” for “fatriot veterans,” as it stands in the American 
edition. x ns 
INFLUENTIAL; having influence. Zz. “ Persons who are strangers to the » 
influential motiyes of the day.” Marsh. Life of Wash. yol.v. p. 380. “He 
was a very influential man.” - Johnson and other Jexicographers haye this 
word in the sense of exerting influence ; but it does not appear to be used — 
nowin England. Burke, in one instance, seems to use the word prevalent 
as we should inflwentiai : “ I know that he and those who are much prrev- 
alent with him,” &e. Burke’s Works, Letter Fourth on the Regicide 
Peace, vol. y. p. 89. Ameri ed. eR 
fo INFORM. This verb is much used in the United States, in the following 
manner: The master of the ship which has just arrived, informs that he 
~ left London on such a day ; for informe us, or says, or states, &e. 
To INFRACT. This is used by some American authors instead of ‘the’verb 
. £0 infringe. which jc ke -emn) 
A ore 
a ees 
a 
Wiss | 
oe 2 fing arate fee > 3 = a ee ee 
TaTOT rn + «. a ree er ee 
‘Thi is a favorite word with some American writers, but is not in general 
use. The adjective infuriate is often used by the poets, and is in the Eng- 
lish dictionaries ; but the participle infuriated and its verb are not. 
INSULARITY. Used by some American writers. It is not in the English 
dictionaries, and, I believe, is never used by English authors. ©°° | 
INSURRECTIONARY. «Suitable to insurrections.” Mason. This word 
‘was criticised a few years ago, in a review of “ Letters Srom Europe by a 
native of Penneylvania,” (see Monthly Anthology for 1806,) as an Ameri- 
canism, or, as the reviewers with some severity call it, an Indianism. It 
is not in Johnsons dictionary, but it is in Mason’s Supplement, where this. 
passage is cited from Burke—“ True democratic, explosive, insurrection- 
ary nitre,’” To which may be added the following, from the posthumous 
works of the same author—“ Why, the author writes, that on their murderous 
ineurrectionary system their own lives are not sure for an beds Whilst 
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