Every-Day Errors of Speech

by L. P. Meredith

Prairie—prā´ry, not per-rā´ry.

Prebendary—prĕb´end-a-ry, not prē´bend-a-ry. A clergyman of a collegiate or cathedral church, who enjoys a prebend.

Prebend—prĕb´end, not prē´bend. A stipend.

Precedence—pre-sē´dence, not prĕs´e-dence. Precedency and precedently, have the second syllable accented also.

Precedent—pre-sē´dent, not prĕs´e-dent. An adjective meaning antecedent.

Precedent—prĕs´e-dent, not pre-sē´dent nor prē´se-dent. A noun meaning an example or preceding circumstance. Precedented and unprecedented have also the short e.

Precocious—pre-kō´shus, not pre-kŏsh´ŭs. Precociously and precociousness have also the long o.

Predatory—prĕd´a-to-ry, not prē´da-tory. Plundering; pillaging.

Predecessor—prĕd-e-cĕs´sor, not prē-de-cĕs´sor.

Preface—prĕf´ace, not prē´face. Prefatory (prĕf´a-to-ry).