Every-Day Errors of Speech

by L. P. Meredith

OF

SPEECH.

A.

Abacus—ab´a-kŭs, not a-băk´ŭs.

Abdomen—ab-dō´men, not ab´do-men.

Acclimate—ak-klī´māte, not ak´kli-māte.

Acclimated is also accented on the second syllable.

Acclimatization—ak-kli-mat-i-zā´shun, not ak-klī´ma-ti-zā-shun.

Adult—a-dŭlt´, not ăd´ult.

Aerated—ā´er-ā-ted, not ā´rē-ā-ted. "Areated bread" is a mistake that is frequently made.