John Locke: Of the Conduct of the Understanding Edited by F. W. Garforth Classics in Education Series No. 31 Go to the Table of Contents ||| Go back to the Bibliographical Note by F.W.G. ||| Go forward to the Note on the Text by F.W.G. Brief Glossary by Francis W. Garforth A number of the words Locke uses have changed their meaning sufficiently to mislead the modern reader; the most obvious of these are listed hereafter, others are mentioned in the notes: amuse: mislead, beguile convenient: fitting, proper conversation: all kinds of social intercourse (including "conversation" in the modern sense) indifferent, -ce: impartial, -ity insignificant: meaningless nice, -ly: precise, -ly original: origin (but also as an adjective in the modern sense) parts: abilities presently: at once science: knowledge, branch of knowledge tract: path, track