SELECTIONS FROM THE WORK.
- ạb-dō´mẹn, not ăb´dọ-mĕn.
- ạc-crṳe´, not -crū´.
- The orthoëpists agree that u, preceded by r in the same syllable, generally becomes simply oo, as in rude, rumor, rural, rule, ruby.
- ạl-lŏp´ạ-thy; ạl-lŏp´ạ-thĭst.
- Ăr´ạ-bĭc, not Ạ-rā´bĭc.
- Asia—ā´shẹ-ȧ, not ā´zhȧ.
- ay, or aye (meaning yes)—ī.
- aye (meaning always)—ā.
- Bĭs´märck, not bĭz´-.
- At the end of a syllable, s, in German, has invariably its sharp, hissing sound.
- Cairo—in Egypt, kī´rō; in the United States, kā´rō.
- Courbet—ko̤r´bā´.
- dĕc´ạde, not dẹ-kād´.
- dẹ-cō´roŭs.
- The authority is small, and is becoming less, for saying dĕc´o-roŭs, which is really as incorrect as it would be to say sŏn´o-roŭs.
- dĕf´ị-cĭt, not dẹ-fĭç´it.
- dịs̱-dāin´, not dis-.
- dịs̱-hŏn´or, not dis-.
- ĕc-ọ-nŏm´ị-cạl, or ē-cọ-nŏm´ị-cạl.
- The first is the marking of a large majority of the orthoëpists.
- ẹ-nēr´vāte.
- The only authority for saying ĕn´er-vāte is popular usage; all the orthoëpists say e-nẽr´vāte.
- ĕp´ọc̵h, not ē´pŏc̵h.
- The latter is a Websterian pronunciation, which is not even permitted in the late editions.
- fĭn-ạn-ciēr´.
- This much-used word is rarely pronounced correctly.
- Heī´nẹ, not hine.
- Final e in German is never silent.
- honest—ŏn´est, not -ĭst, nor -ŭst.
- "Honest, honest Iago," is preferable to "honust, honust Iago," some of our accidental Othellos to the contrary notwithstanding.
- ĭs̱´ọ-lāte, or ĭs´ọ-late, not ī´sọ-lāt.
- The first marking is Walker's, Worcester's, and Smart's; the second, Webster's.
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