casional introduction into the classics
--diversely called by MURR. _et al._
--for what used, and of what a sign
--Rules for the application of

_Ecphonesis_, defined

_Either_ and _neither_, pronom. adjectives, relate to two only
--M. HARR. on the illegit. use of
--their numb. and pers.; what agreements they require, when they are
the leading words in their clauses
--derivation of, from the Sax.

_Either
--or, neither
--nor_, corresponsives:
--transposed, with repeated disjunction or negat.

_Elegiac stanza_, description of

_Elementary sound_, or _elements of speech_, defined. See _Sounds_

_Ellipsis_, figure defined
--either not defined by grammarians in general, or absurdly defined
--frequent in comp. sentences
--to be supplied in parsing
--_supposed_, may change the construc. without affecting the sense
--the principle of, as explaining several questionable but customary
expressions, ("_Fair and softly_ GOES _far_")
--MURR. on "THE _ellipsis_"
--_Ellipsis supplied_, EXAMPLES of
--Needless _ellipses_, the supposition of, to be avoided
--_Ellipses_, faulty, as opposed to perspicuity, PREC. against.
_Ellipsis_, or _suppression_, mark of, how figured, and what used to
denote

_Elliptical_ construction of nouns, ("_A horse, a horse_," &c., SHAK.)

_Elocution_, defined

_Else, other_, &c., with _than_, in exclusive comparisons
--_Else_ or _other_, sometimes construed with _besides_
--_Else_, derivation of

_Emphasis_, defined:
--comparative view of accent and
--as connected with quantity, MURR.
--as affecting accent
--what the guide to a right.
--_Emphatic_ words, not to be multiplied

_Enallage_, defined
--signif. of the Gr. word
--special application of the term
--with what other terms synonymous
--the most common forms of, in Eng.
--examples of, how differ from solecisms
--too much latitude was given to the fig. by Despauter, and by others

_Enallixis_, see _Enallage_

_Ending_ of a sentence with an adv., a prep., or any inconsid. word or
phrase, PREC. concerning

_English Grammar_, see _Grammar_

_English language_, some account of its origin
--its character
--its simplicity and facility asserted by LOWTH
--its chief defect, according to DR. JOH.

_Enumeration_ of numbers, see _Addition_

_Epicene nouns_, see _Generic Names_