The flames were fast Rectifying the damp, unwholesome atmosphere, and inducing more warm and genial sensations.
"Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I."
John L. Stephens
For in regard to the matter of their teaching, it may be observed, that they can teach their pupils nothing, except what they or their predecessors have learned of Nature before;-and as to the manner in which it is taught, it is generally so very imperfect, that for their success, teachers are often indebted in no small degree to the constant interference of Nature, in what is ordinarily termed the "common sense" of their pupils, for Rectifying many of their errors, and supplying innumerable deficiencies.
"A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education"
James Gall
"All you needed to do was to complain in a genteel way, and I would have been just as genteel in Rectifying," pleaded Files.
"When Egypt Went Broke"
Holman Day