E.
E, (as A, O, I, and U,) self-naming:
—how spoken and written
—its plur.
—sounds properly its own
—final, mute, and to what belongs; exceptions
—effect on preced. vowel, of e mute after a sing. conson., or after
st, or th
—diphthongs beginning with
—triphthongs do.
Each, pronom. adj., always of the third pers. sing.; its agreements. Each other, see Other
Ecphoneme, or note of exclamation —occasional introduction into the classics —diversely called by MURR. et al. —for what used, and of what a sign —Rules for the application of
Ecphonesis, defined
Either and neither, pronom. adjectives, relate to two only
—M. HARR. on the illegit. use of
—their numb. and pers.; what agreements they require, when they are
the leading words in their clauses
—derivation of, from the Sax.
Either
—or, neither
—nor, corresponsives:
—transposed, with repeated disjunction or negat.
Elegiac stanza, description of
Elementary sound, or elements of speech, defined. See Sounds
Ellipsis, figure defined
—either not defined by grammarians in general, or absurdly defined
—frequent in comp. sentences
—to be supplied in parsing
—supposed, may change the construc. without affecting the sense
—the principle of, as explaining several questionable but customary
expressions, ("Fair and softly GOES far")
—MURR. on "THE ellipsis"
—Ellipsis supplied, EXAMPLES of
—Needless ellipses, the supposition of, to be avoided
—Ellipses, faulty, as opposed to perspicuity, PREC. against.
Ellipsis, or suppression, mark of, how figured, and what used to
denote
Elliptical construction of nouns, ("A horse, a horse," &c., SHAK.)
Elocution, defined
Else, other, &c., with than, in exclusive comparisons —Else or other, sometimes construed with besides —Else, derivation of
Emphasis, defined: —comparative view of accent and —as connected with quantity, MURR. —as affecting accent —what the guide to a right. —Emphatic words, not to be multiplied
Enallage, defined —signif. of the Gr. word —special application of the term —with what other terms synonymous —the most common forms of, in Eng. —examples of, how differ from solecisms —too much latitude was given to the fig. by Despauter, and by others
Enallixis, see Enallage
Ending of a sentence with an adv., a prep., or any inconsid. word or phrase, PREC. concerning
English Grammar, see Grammar
English language, some account of its origin
—its character
—its simplicity and facility asserted by LOWTH
—its chief defect, according to DR. JOH.
Enumeration of numbers, see Addition
Epicene nouns, see Generic Names Epithets, new compound, poets frequently form
Equivalence, the argument of, has often led into errors
Equivocal, or ambiguous construc. of cases, to be avoided —of rel. pron., by misplacement —of prep. with converted part., how amended —of the word but, ("There cannot be BUT one," &c.) —of words, leaving the classification doubtful, Crit. N. concerning —Equiv., or ambig. expressions, as opposed to propriety, PREC. against
Eroteme, its form in Greek
—derivation; fitness of the name
—diversely called by MURR. et al.
—its use
—Rules for do.
—its value as a sign of pause
—retained by a quoted question
Erotesis, explained
Errors, incorrigible, Crit. N. concerning
ETYMOLOGY
—Etymol., of what treats
—when and how should be taught
—figures of, term defined; the principal do., named and defined
—Etymology and meaning of words, HARRIS on the usefulness of
disquisitions into
Ever, contrac., e'er; so in comp. rel. pronouns
—Ever a one, contrac. by the comm. people into e'er a one
—Ever and never, opposite to each other in sense, yet freq.
confounded and misapplied; canon on the employment of
—Ever so, (prop., everso,) signif. of
—Ever so wisely, its propriety determined, against the false
phraseology never so wisely
—Ever, derivation of, from Sax.
Example, as used in teaching, meaning of
—Examples, use of capitals in
Exception, noun, and except, verb, whether more properly followed by from or by to
Exclamation, note of, (see Ecphoneme) —Exclamation, nom. absolute by —the case of nouns used in
Exclusive and inclusive terms of a comparison
Exercise, in grammar, what
Expecting, &c., verbs of, see Commanding
Extended compositions, gradation of the parts in