Every-Day Errors of Speech

by L. P. Meredith

Prejudice, not predudice.

Prelate—prĕl´ate, not prē´-late.

Presage, not prestige, when something is meant that foreshows a future event; an omen. "This is a presage of victory."

Prescription, not perscription.

Prestige, not presage, when it is meant that some one carries weight or influence from past deeds or successes. "The prestige of the hero's name was half the battle."

Presentiment—pre-sent´i-ment, not pre-zent´i-ment.

Pretty—prĭt´ty, not prĕ´ty. Prettily (prĭt´ti-ly), etc.

Preventive, not preventative.

Primeval—prī-mē´val, not prĭm´e-val.

Process—prŏs´ess, not prō´sess.