Every-Day Errors of Speech

by L. P. Meredith

Le Fevre—leh fĕv´r, not le fē´ver. A poor lieutenant in "Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy."

Leonato—lē-o-nä´to, not lē-o-nā´to. Governor of Messina in "Much Ado About Nothing."

Mahu—ma-hōō´ or mä´hoo, not mā´hu. A fiend spoken of in "King Lear."

Maid of Orleans—ôr´le-anz, not ôr-lēnz´. Another name of Joan of Arc.

Meister, Wilhelm—vĭl´helm mīs´ter, not wĭl´helm mēs´ter. The hero of a novel by Goethe.

Mohicans, Last of the—mo-hē´kans, not mo-hĭsh´ans nor mō´he-kans.

Montague—mŏn´ta-gū, not mon-tāg´. A noble family in "Romeo and Juliet."

Moreno, Don Antonio—än-tō´ne-o mō-rā´no, not ăn-tō´ne-o mō-rē´no. A gentleman in "Don Quixote."

Munchausen—mun-chaw´sen, not mun-kaw´sen. German, Münchhausen (münk-how´zen).

Oberon—ŏb´er-on, not ō´ber-on. King of the fairies. Takes an important part in "Midsummer Night's Dream."