for_, and _not on mid_.

111. Before the words _heir_, _herb_, _honest_, _honor_, and _hour_, and
their compounds, instead of the article _a_, we make use of _an_, as the
_h_ is not sounded; likewise before words beginning with _h_, that are not
accented on the first syllable: such as _heroic_, _historical_,
_hypothesis_, &c., as, "_an heroic action_;" "_an historical work_;" "_an
hypothesis_ that can scarcely be allowed." The letter _h_ is seldom mute
at the beginning of a word; but from the negligence of tutors, and the
inattention of pupils, many persons have become almost incapable of
acquiring its just and full pronunciation. It is, therefore, incumbent on
teachers to be particularly careful to inculcate a clear and distinct
utterance of this sound.

112. "He was _such an extravagant young man_, that he soon spent his whole
patrimony." This construction, which is much used, is not so elegant as,
"He was _so extravagant a young man_," &c.

113. "The girl speaks _distinct_:" say, _distinctly_. _Never use
Adjectives as Adverbs._

114. "The accident of which he was _reading_, occurred not far from
_Reading_:" pronounced the first italicized word to rhyme with _feeding_,
and the other, with _wedding_.

115. The combination of letters _ough_ is pronounced in eight different
ways, as follows: 1. Th_ough_, in which it is pronounced _o_; 2.
Thr_ough_, pronounced _oo_; 3. Pl_ough_, _ow_; 4. S_ought_, _awe_; 5.
C_ough_, _off_; 6. R_ough_, _uff_; 7. Bor_ough_, _ugh_; 8. L_ough_, _ok_.
The following sentence, which is of doubtful authorship, affords an
example of each of these eight modes of pronunciation: "I put (1) _dough_
(6) _enough_ in the (5) _trough_ near the (3) _slough_ by the (8) _lough_,
to last the ducks that I (4) _bought_ at the (7) _borough_ (2) _through_
the day."

116. "I saw his _august_ majesty, the Emperor of Hayti, last _August_:"
pronounce the former word with the accent on _gust_; the latter, on _Au_.

117. "She is _quite the lady_:" say, She is _very lady-like in her
demeanor_.

118. "He is _seldom or ever_ out of town:" say, _seldom or never_, or,
_seldom if ever_.

119. "We _laid down_ to sleep:" say, we _lay down_, &c. We can say,
however, "we laid _him_ down to sleep."

120. It is somewhat singular, that while _tie_ and _untie_ convey meanings
directly opposite, _loose_ and _unloose_ signify precisely the same thing.
_Loose_ is the original word, and _unloose_ is a corruption; both words,