ther words, that he has
_no_ doubt _but_ a doubt that it is so; or he does not doubt
that it is false. "I have no doubt but," and "there is no doubt
but,"--are similar mistakes. The word "but" should be left out.

=Dough-face= means one that is easily molded to one's will, or
readily changed in his views, and not a putty-faced or
white-faced person.

=Dragomans=, not _dragomen_, is the plural of _dragoman_, an
Eastern interpreter.

=Drama=--drae'ma or dr[=a]'ma, not dr[)a]m'a. Worcester says
dr[=a]'ma or dr[)a]m'a.

=Dramatis Personae=--dr[)a]m'a-t[=i]s per-s[=o]'n[=e], not
dra-m[)a]t'is p[)e]r'so-n[=e].

=Drank=, not _drunk_, is the imperfect tense of drink.

=Ducat=--d[)u]k'at, not d[=u]'kat.

E.

=Ear=--[=e]ar, not y[=e]ar. Persons frequently speak of the
_year-ache_, and occasionally "_a year of corn_," may be heard.

=Ecce Homo=--[)e]k's[=e] h[=o]'m[=o], not [)e]k'k[=e]
h[=o]'m[=o].

=Eider=--[=i]'der, not [=e]'der. _Eider-down_ and _eider-duck_.

=Elm= is pronounced in one syllable and not [)e]l'lum.

=Elysian=--e-l[)i]z'i-an, not e-l[)i]s'sian. Worcester gives
e-l[)i]zh'e-an.

=Embryo=--em'bry-[=o], not em-bry'[=o].

=Employe= (Fr. employe)--[)e]m-ploy-[=a]' or [)o]ng-plwaw-y[=a]',
not employ'[=e] or ong-ploy'[=a]. Employee is not allowed.

=Encore=--[)o]ng-k[=o]r', not [)o]ng'k[=o]r nor [)e]n'k[=o]r.

=Eneid=--[=e]-n[=e]'id not [=e]'ne-id. A poem of Virgil.
Worcester sanctions both methods of pronunciation.

=Ennui=--[)o]ng-nw[=e]', not [)o]ng'w[=e]. Worcester gives a much
simpler pronunciation, viz: aen-w[=e]'.

=Enquiry=--en-kw[=i]'ry, not [)e]n'kw[)i]-ry.

=Epsom Salt=, not Epsom _Salts_.

=Equable=--[=e]'kwa-ble, not [)e]k'wa-ble.

=Equally well=, etc., not equally _as_ well, etc.

=Espionage=--[)e]s'pe-on-[=a]je or [)e]s'pe-on-aezh, not
[)e]s-p[=i]'o-n[=a]je nor es-p[=e]'on-aezh.

=Esquimau=--[)e]s'ke-m[=o], not [)e]s'qui-maw: plural,
=Esquimaux= ([)e]s'ke-m[=o]z), not [)e]s'ke-mawz nor
[)e]s'ke-m[=o].

=Etagere=--[)e]t-a-zhar', not e-t[)a]zh'er-y nor
at-t[)a]zh'[)i]-a. Worcester's pronunciation is [=a]-tae-zhar'.
A piece of parlor furniture with shelves, used for placing
small ornaments and fancy articles upon; a what-