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Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In Which the Meaning of Every Word Is Explained, and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown; And Where Words Are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Preferable One Is Pointed Out by Being Placed FirstAs there has been no method hitherto laid open 'of attaining even the first part, I mean the mere propriety of pronouncing words, it is no wonder that the i' second. Or ornamental part, has been entirely neglected. That which gives de 1 light to the ear, in the utterance of articulate sounds, is founded noon the cam.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word Is Clearly Explained, and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown, But, Where Words Are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Authorities of Our Best Pronouncing Dictionaries Are Fully ExhibitedThe work I have to offer on the fubjet't has, I hope, added fomethmg to the publick lioek: it net only exhibits the principles of pronunciation on a more extenfive plan than others have done, divides the nords into fyllables, and marks the founds of the vowels like Dr. Kenrick, f pells the v~ ords as they are pronounced like Mr. Sheridan, and directs the infpcétor to the rule by the word like Mr. Nares but, where words are fubjeél to different pronunciations, it {hows the reafons from analogy for each. Produces authorities for one fide and the Other, and points out the pronunciation which is preferable. Ln lliott, I have endeavoured to unite the ference of Mr. Elphinlton, the method of Mr Nares, and the general utility of Mr. Sheridan and, to add to there advan tages, have given critical obfervations on fuch words as are fubjeét to a diver fity of pronunciation, and have itivited the infpeétor to death according to analogy and the belt ufage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In Which the Meaning of Every Word Is Explained, and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown; And Where Words Are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Preferable One Is Pointed Out by Being Placed FirstAs there has been no method hitherto laid open 'of attaining even the first part, I mean the mere propriety of pronouncing words, it is no wonder that the i' second. Or ornamental part, has been entirely neglected. That which gives de 1 light to the ear, in the utterance of articulate sounds, is founded noon the cam.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word Is Clearly Explained, and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown, But, Where Words Are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Authorities of Our Best Pronouncing Dictionaries Are Fully ExhibitedThe work I have to offer on the fubjet't has, I hope, added fomethmg to the publick lioek: it net only exhibits the principles of pronunciation on a more extenfive plan than others have done, divides the nords into fyllables, and marks the founds of the vowels like Dr. Kenrick, f pells the v~ ords as they are pronounced like Mr. Sheridan, and directs the infpcétor to the rule by the word like Mr. Nares but, where words are fubjeél to different pronunciations, it {hows the reafons from analogy for each. Produces authorities for one fide and the Other, and points out the pronunciation which is preferable. Ln lliott, I have endeavoured to unite the ference of Mr. Elphinlton, the method of Mr Nares, and the general utility of Mr. Sheridan and, to add to there advan tages, have given critical obfervations on fuch words as are fubjeét to a diver fity of pronunciation, and have itivited the infpeétor to death according to analogy and the belt ufage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language: In Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word Is Clearly Explained, and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown, but Where Words Are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Reasons for Each Are at Large DisplayedPerhaps an attentive obfervation will lead us to conclude, that the ufage, which ought to direct us, is neither of thefe we have been enumerating, taken fingly, but a fort of compound ratio of all three.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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