Walker, J., estimate of his Critical Pronouncing Dictionary —in his lexicography how far followed DR. JOH.
Was, contrary to usage preferred by some to were, in the imperf. sing, of the subj.
We, plur., as representing the speaker and others; how sometimes used in stead of the sing.; sometimes preferred by monarchs to I.
Webster, Dr. N., describes language as comprehending the voice of brutes
—never named the Eng. letters rightly
—his orthography as a standard; do. compared with that of DR. JOH.
—the result to himself of his various attempts to reform our orthog.;
the value of his definitions.
Weight, measure, &c., see Time.
Wert, as used in lieu of wast —its mood not easy to determine; authorities for a various use of.
What, its class and nature
—to what usually applied; its twofold relat. explained
—its numb.; example of solec. in the use of
—as a mere adj., or as a pron. indef.
—its use both as an adj. and as a relative at the same time; do. for
who or which, ludic. and vulg.
—declined
—how to be disposed of in etymolog. parsing; how to be parsed
syntactically
—how becomes an interj.
—used appar. for an adv.; uttered exclamatorily before an adj., to be
taken as an adj., ("WHAT PARTIAL judges are our," &c.,)
—followed by that, by way of pleonasm, ("WHAT I tell you in
darkness, THAT," &c.,)
—with but preceding, ("To find a friend, BUT WHAT" &c.,)
—vulg. use of, for that
—derivation of, from Sax., shown.
Whatever or whatsoever, its peculiarities of construe., the same as
those of what; its use in simp, relation
—its construc. as a double relative; whether it may be supposed
ellipt.
—its declension.
When, where, or while, in what instance not fit to follow the verb is
—When, where, whither, as partaking of the nature of a pron.;
construc, of do., with antecedent nouns of time, &c., how far
allowable
—derivation of, from Anglo-Sax.
Whether, as an interrog. pron.; as a disjunc. conjunc.
—conjunc. corresponsive to or
—as do., its derivation from Sax.