A PRONOUNCING MANUAL, Containing about Three Thousand Five Hundred Words, including a Considerable Number of the Names of Foreign Authors, Artists, etc., that are often mispronounced. By ALFRED AYRES. SELECTIONS FROM THE WORK. ab-do'mẹn, not ǎb'do-měn. ac-crue', not -cru'. The orthoëpists agree that u, preceded by r in the same syllable, generally becomes simply oo, as in rude, rumor, rural, rule, ruby. al-lop'a-thy; al-lop'a-thist. Ar'a-bic, not A-rā'bic. Asia-a'she-ȧ, not ā’zhȧ. At the end of a syllable, s, in German, has invariably its sharp, hissing sound. Cairo-in Egypt, ki'rō; in the United States, kā'rō. Courbet-kor'bā'. děc'ade, not de-kād'. [SEE NEXT PAGE.] de-cō'rous. THE ORTHOËPIST.-(Continued.) The authority is small, and is becoming less, for saying dec'o-rous, which is really as incorrect as it would be to say son'o-rous. děf'i-cit, not de-fiç'it. diş-dain', not dis-. diş-hon'or, not dis-. ĕc-o-nom'i-cal, or e-co-nom'i-cal. The first is the marking of a large majority of the orthoëpists. e-ner'vāte. The only authority for saying en'er-vate is popular usage; all the orthoëpists say e-ner'vate. ĕp'och, not ĕ'pŏeh. The latter is a Websterian pronunciation, which is not even permitted in the late editions. fin-an-cier'. This much-used word is rarely pronounced correctly. Hei'ne, not hine. Final e in German is never silent. honest-on'est, not ist, nor -ŭst. Honest, honest Iago," is preferable to "honust, honust Iago," some of our accidental Othellos to the contrary notwithstanding. iş'o-late, or is'o-late, not i'so-lat. The first marking is Walker's, Worcester's, and Smart's; the second, Webster's. One vol., 18mo, cloth. Price, $1.00. New York: D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3, & 5 Bond Street. This system, thus dealing with whole letters, words, and sentences, rapidly advances the pupil by steps that are natural, progressive, graded, clear, and attractive. INTRODUCTORY PRICES. Lead-Pencil Course, Three Numbers, per dozen 84 cents. Sample Copies of either Series will be forwarded, post-paid, for examination, on receipt of the introductory price. D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers, New York, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. |