100. “Victoria is Queen of the United Kingdom:” say, United Kingdoms. Who ever speaks of the United State of America?
101. “I have not traveled this twenty years:” say, these twenty years.
102. “Soldier arms!” Say, “Shoulder arms!” The latter is frequently corrupted into “Sojer arms!”
103. “He is very much the gentleman:” say, He is a very gentlemanly man, or, He is very gentlemanly.
104. “The yellow part of an egg is very nourishing:” never pronounce yellow so as to rhyme with tallow, as we so often hear.
105. “We are going to the Zoological Gardens:” pronounce Zoological in five syllables, and place the accent on log in logical; sound log like lodge, and the first two o’s in distinct syllables; never make Zool one syllable.
106. “He strived to obtain an appointment:” say, strove.
107. “He always preaches extempore:” pronounce extempore in four syllables, with the accent on tem, and never in three, making pore to rhyme with sore—but with story.
108. “Allow me to suggest:” pronounce sug as to rhyme with mug, and gest like jest; never say sudjest.
109. “That building is an episcopal chapel:” pronounce episcopal with the accent on the second syllable, and not on co.