gas," instead of, "He
_lit_ the gas." "I have _lighted_ the fire," instead of, "I
have _lit_ the fire." The same remarks apply to the imperfect
and participle of _light_ taken as an intransitive verb. "The
bird has _lighted_ upon the tree," instead of, "has _lit_ upon
the tree." _Lit_ is condemned as common.

=Lithographer=--l[)i]-thog'ra-pher, not l[)i]th'o-gr[)a]ph-er,
nor l[=i]-th[)o]g'ra-pher. =Lithography=
(l[)i]-th[)o]g'ra-phy).

=Loath=--l[=o]th, not l[)o]th; the _th_ is as in _both_.
Reluctant. Written sometimes =loth=. The verb is =loathe=, with
the _th_ as in _breathe_.

=Lyceum=--l[=i]-s[=e]'um, not l[=i]'se-um.

M.

=Machiavelian=--m[)a]k-i-a-v[=e]l'ian, not m[)a]sh-i-a-v[)e]l'ian.
pertaining to Machiavel; politically cunning.

=Mad.= In the sense of provoked, wrathful or indignant, _angry_
is generally considered the more appropriate word. "_Mad as a
March hare_," is an indelicate term that should not be used on
account of its origin.

=Madame=--mae-daem', not m[)a]d'am.

=Magna Charta=--magna kaer'ta, not magna chaer'ta.

=Manes=--m[=a]'n[=e]z, not m[=a]nz. The souls of the dead.

=Manor=--m[)a]n'or, not m[=a]'nor.

=Marigold=--m[)a]r'i-gold, not m[=a]'ri-gold.

=Matin=--m[)a]t'in, not m[=a]'tin.

=Matins=--m[)a]t'inz, not m[=a]'tinz.

=Mattress=--m[)a]t'tress, not ma-tr[)a]ss'. Written also
=matress= and pronounced as the first.

=Meaw=--m[=u], not meyow. To cry like a cat.

=Mediocre=--me'di-[=o]-ker, not m[=e]-di-[=o]'ker, nor
m[=e]-di-[)o]k'er.

=Melange=--m[=a]-l[)o]ngzh', not me-l[)a]nj'.

=Melanotype=--me-l[)a]n'o-type, not me-l[=a]n'o-type.

=Melodrama=--m[)e]l-o-dr[=a]'ma, not m[)e]l-o-dr[)a]m'a, nor
m[)e]l-o-drae'ma.

=Memoir=--m[)e]m'wor or m[=e]m'wor, according to Webster;
Worcester gives m[=e]-moir' or m[)e]m'waer.

=Mesdames=--m[=a]-daem', not m[)e]z-d[=a]mes'.

=Metallurgy=--m[)e]t'al-lur-jy, not me-t[)a]l'lur-jy.

=Metaphor.= The failure to distinguish between metaphors and
similes, is a very common mistake. In a metaphor the
resemblance is implied without any words to show the
similarity; as soon as the latter are added it becomes a
simile. "Hope is an anchor," and "Judah is a lion's whelp" are