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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language: In Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word Is Explained and the Sound of ... Different Pronunciations, the Reasons for E
Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary and Expositor of the English Language: In Which Not Only the Meaning of Every Word Is Explained and the Sound of Every Syllable Distinctly Shown, But, Where Words Are Subject to Different Pronunciations, the Reasons for Each Are Duly Considered and the Best Pronunciation Is Selected
As those sounds, therefore, which are the most generally received among the learned and polite ll wd as the bulk of speakers, are the most legitimate, we may conclude at a majority of two of these states ought always to concur, in order to constitute what is called good usage.
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As those sounds, therefore, which are the most generally received among the learned and polite ll wd as the bulk of speakers, are the most legitimate, we may conclude at a majority of two of these states ought always to concur, in order to constitute what is called good usage.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
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.
901 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1791
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