Every-Day Errors of Speech

by L. P. Meredith

Rendezvous—rĕn´de-vōō, not rŏn´de-vōō nor rĕn´de-vōōz. Worcester gives rĕn´de-vōō and rĕn´de-vōōz. The plural is rendezvouses (rĕn´de-vōōz-ez).

Requiem—rē´kwi-em, not rĕk´wĭ-em. Worcester gives both pronunciations.

Resume (Fr. résumé)—rā-zū-mā´, not re-zūme´ nor re-zū´mā. Worcester gives rez-u-mā´.

Reticule, not ridicule, when a little bag of net-work is meant.

Reveille—re-vāl´yā, not rev-a-lē´. Worcester gives the first and re-vāl´.

Ribald—rĭb´ald, not rī´bald. Low; obscene. Ribaldry (rĭb´ald-ry).

Rinse—rĭnss, not rĕnse nor wrĕnch. "Wrench your mouth," said an uneducated dentist to a patient after wrenching out a large molar. "Thank you," replied the patient. "You have done that, but I'll rinse it, if you please."

Ripples, not riffles.

Romance—ro-manss´, not rō´manss.

Roseate—rō´ze-at, not rōz´āte. Worcester gives rō´zhe-at also.