blessedThe bless'ed saints.
Let them be blessed (one syllable).
contrastThe strange con'trast.
Contrast' the two.
converseDid you converse' with him?
Is the con'verse true?
desertThe sandy des'ert.
They desert' their friends.
learnedHe learned (one syllable) to sing.
A learn ed man.
precedentA prēcē'dent place.
It establishes a prĕc'edent.
projectA new proj'ect.
To project' from.

GLOSSARY OF MISCELLANEOUS ERRORS

Admire. Do not use admire in the sense of like.

Wrong: I should admire to be able to do that.
Right: I should like to be able to do that.