Ailantus—ā-lăn´tŭs, not ā-lăn´thŭs; ăt-lăn´tus is a still worse error.
Albumen—al-bū´men, not al´bu-men.
Alder—awl´der, not ăl´der; it is the name of a tree and does not mean the ordinary elder.
Alike. It is sufficient to say that two persons or things are alike, not both alike. The word associated with alike is just as unnecessary as it is with resemble and equal in the following sentences: "These two men both resemble each other." "These two sums are both equal."
Allopathy—al-lŏp´a-thy, not al´lo-path-y.
Allopathist is similarly accented.
Alpaca—al-păk´a, not al-la-păk´a.
Altercate—ăl´ter-kāte, not awl´ter-kate.
Amenable—a-mē´na-ble, not a-mĕn´a-ble.
Among. A thing is divided among many and between two.