Melodrama—mĕl-o-drā´ma, not mĕl-o-drăm´a, nor mĕl-o-drä´ma.
Memoir—mĕm´wor or mēm´wor, according to Webster; Worcester gives mē-moir´ or mĕm´wär.
Mesdames—mā-däm´, not mĕz-dāmes´.
Metallurgy—mĕt´al-lur-jy, not me-tăl´lur-jy.
Metaphor. The failure to distinguish between metaphors and similes, is a very common mistake. In a metaphor the resemblance is implied without any words to show the similarity; as soon as the latter are added it becomes a simile. "Hope is an anchor," and "Judah is a lion's whelp" are metaphors. "Hope is like an anchor," and "Judah is like a lion's whelp" are similes.
Metrical—mĕt´rik-al, not mē´trik-al.
Mezzo—mĕd´zō or mĕt´zō, not mĕz´zō. An Italian word meaning middle; not extreme. Mezzo-soprano (mĕd´zo-so-prä´no); between contralto and soprano; said of the voice of a female singer. Mezzotinto, etc.
Microscope—mī´kro-scope, not mĭk´ro-scope. Microscopic (mī-kro-scŏp´ic). Microscopy (mī-kros´co-py).
Mien—meen, not māne.
Mineralogy—min-er-al´o-jy, not min-er-ŏl´o-jy.