The Orthoëpist: 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 MispronouncedD. Appleton, 1881 - 201 sayfa |
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abundant authority accent accost accrue adduce adjective ailment analogy Anglicized antiquated aspirated authority for pronouncing authority for saying best usage blä careful speakers cize consonant dẹ derivatives digraph diphthong Ease of utterance easier of utterance editions of Webster's emphatic English orthoëpists euphonious French frequently geant German German language give heard hissing Johnston Kenrick language last syllable latter pronunciation letter long sound marked this word marking is Webster's mode of pronouncing monosyllable munt Nares never silent noun noun and verb nounced obscure orthoë orthoëpists say orthography pedantic penult penultimate Perry preceded Preference is given prō pronouncing this word rhyme Scott second marking second pronunciation second syllable sharp Sheridan short sound Smart says soft sonorous sound of sh sylla th'm tion triphthong trōth verb vowel vowel-sounds vulgar Webster Webster's dictionary weight of authority Worcester Worcester's words of similar writer written
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