an-i-mal'k[=u]le and the latter an-i-mal'k[=u]lz.

=Antarctic=--ant-aerk'tik, not ant-aer'tik.

=Antepenult=--an-te-pe-n[)u]lt', not an-te-p[=e]'n[)u]lt.

=Apex=--[=a]'pex, not [)a]p'ex.

=Apparatus=--ap-pa-r[=a]'tus, not ap-pa-r[)a]t'us.

=Aquaria=, not _aquariums_, is the plural of _aquarium_.

=Arabic=--[)a]r'a-b[)i]k, not a-r[)a]b'[)i]k, a-r[=a]'b[)i]k, nor
[)a]r'a-b[)a]k; which errors are very common, especially in the
compound word _gum-arabic_.

=Arbitrary= is often incorrectly pronounced as if spelled
_ar-bi-ta-ry_.

=Archangel=--aerk-[=a]n'jel, not aerch-[=a]n'jel.

=Archbishop=--aerch-bish'op, not aerk-bish'op.

=Archipelago=--aerk-i-pel'a-g[=o], not aerch-i-pel'a-g[=o].

=Architect=--aer'ki-tect, not aer'chi-tect.

=Archives=--aer'k[=i]vez, not aer'ch[=i]vez, nor aer'k[=e]vez.

=Arctic=--aerk'tik, not aer'tik.

=Arid=--[)a]r'id, not [=a]'rid.

=Aroma=--a-r[=o]'ma, not [)a]r'o-ma.

=At= should not be used when it has no possible connection with
the other words of a sentence; as, "Where are you living _at_?"

=At all=, not a tall.

=Attacked=, not attackted.

=Auction=--awk'shun, not [)o]k'shun.

=Ay= or =Aye=, meaning _yes_, and =aye=, an affirmative vote, are
pronounced ae[)i] and not [=i] nor [=a].

=Aye=, meaning forever, always (used chiefly in poetry), is
pronounced [=a] not [=i] nor ae[)i].

B.

=Bade=--b[)a]d, not b[=a]de.

=Badinage=--b[)a]d'in-aezh, not b[)a]d'in-[=a]je. Worcester gives
the same pronunciation, but places the accent on the last
syllable.

=Balance.= There are two common errors connected with this word.
One is to write it _ballance_: the other is to use it in the
sense of _remainder_, _rest_, etc.; as, the _balance_ of the
day, the _balance_ of the people. Balance means properly "the
excess on one side, or what added to the other makes equality."
The corrupt use of the word, as above mentioned, is laid down
as a vulgarism.

=Bantam=, not _banty_.

=Bellows=--b[)e]l'l[)u]s, not b[)e]l'l[=o]z. The plural is the
same as the singular.

=Besom=--b[=e]'zum, not b[=e]'sum. A broom.

=Betroth=--be-tr[)o]th, not be-tr[=o]th. =Betrothed=,
=Betrothal=, etc., are similarly pronounced.

=Blacking