Every-Day Errors of Speech

Chapter 32: Transcriber's Note:

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About This Book

The book is a practical, prescriptive guide to common English usage errors, concentrating chiefly on pronunciation and accent. It examines causes of mispronunciation—imitation, faulty models, and neglect of dictionaries—and urges consultation of Webster and Worcester. Intended for educated readers rather than the grossly unlettered, it arranges entries alphabetically with respellings, a pronunciation key, and corrections illustrated by frequent examples and brief notes on etymology and orthoepy. The introduction advocates a standard orthoepic authority and offers methods for self-correction, while the body lists words with correct and incorrect forms to help readers refine everyday speech.

Transcriber's Note:

Added punctuation as needed to preserve the author's and publisher's intent.
Addition to the pronunciation guide:
- Small capital "d" indicates a sound similar to "th" (this).
- Small capital "g" and "k" indicates the sound of the German "ch".
- Small capital "h" resembles a guttural and strongly-aspirated "h".
- Small capital "r" resembles the sound of "rr" (terror).
- Small capital "u" indicates the sound of the French "eu", and resembles the sound of the German "ö".
- The sound for the small capitals "th" is unknown.
Page 17 Corrected spelling of "spellling" to "spelling" in "Worcestor's spellling is".
Page 29 Corrected spelling of "lenghten" to "lengthen" in "also, in lengthy, lenghten".