James H. Martin

Excerpt from The Orthoepist: Containing a Selection of All Those Words of the English Language Usually Pronounced Improperly; With a Reading Exercise Following Each Letter, Including in It All the Words to Be Found in the Preceding Vocabulary; Appended Is a List of Words Exhibiting T This work contains a selection of eighteen hundred and forty words of the English lan guage, usually pronounced improperly includ ing a few of the Latin and French terms most frequently used. A definition is given to each word, and, to assist in giving the pronunciation, most of the words have been respelled for that purpose. A reading exercise follows each letter, including in it all the words to be found in the preceding vocabulary; which must effectually clinch the pronunciation. The latest edition of Webster's Dictionary is adopted as the standard of pronunciation. The work is adapted to the higher classes in schools, and to adult persons of every grade and profession; and will be an immense saving of time and labor to those who are desirous of conforming to a correct standard of pronunciation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Containing a Selection of All Those Words of the English Language Usually Pronounced Improperly; With a Reading Exercise Following Each Letter, Including in It All the Words to Be Found in the Preceding Vocabulary; Appended Is a List of Wo

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