]t[=u]re.
=Nominative=, not _nom-a-tive_.
=Nonillion=--n[=o]-n[)i]ll'ion, not n[)o]n-[)i]ll'ion.
=Nook=--n[=o][=o]k, as given by Webster. Worcester sanctions both
n[=o][=o]k and n[)o][)o]k.
=Notable=--n[)o]t'a-ble, not n[=o]'ta-ble, when it is applied to
a person distinguished for thrift, management, care, etc.; as a
_notable housekeeper_.
=Nymphean=--n[)i]m-f[=e]'an, not n[)i]mf'e-an. Relating to nymphs.
O.
=Obesity=--o-b[)e]s'i-ty, not o-b[=e]'si-ty.
=Obligatory=--[)o]b'li-ga-to-ry, not [)o]b-l[)i]g'a-to-ry.
=Often=--[)o]f'n, not [)o]f't[)e]n.
=Omega=--o-m[=e]'ga or o-m[)e]g'a, not [)o]m'e-ga. Worcester
allows the first only.
=Onerous=--[)o]n'er-ous, not [=o]'ner-o[)u]s.
=Only=--[=o]n'ly, not [)u]n'ly.
=Onyx=--[=o]'nyx, not [)o]n'yx.
=Opal=--[=o]'-pal, not [=o]-p[)a]l' nor [=o]-pawl'.
=Opponent=--op-p[=o]'nent, not [)o]p'po-nent.
=Ordnance=, not _ordinance_, when cannon, artillery, etc., are
intended. _Ordinance_ is a rule established by authority.
=Orgeat=--or'zhat or or'zh[=a], not or'je-at. Worcester gives
or'zhat.
=Orthoepy=--or'tho-e-py, not or-th[=o]'e-py.
=Orthoepist=--or'tho-e-pist, not or-th[=o]'e-pist.
=Overflowed=, not _overflown_.
P.
=Palaver=--pa-lae'ver, not pa-l[)a]v'er.
=Pall-mall=--p[)e]l-m[)e]l', not pawl-mawl'. The name of a game
formerly played in England; and the name of a street in London.
Written also _pail-mail_ and _pell-mell_, both pronounced as
above. Pell-mell used as an adverb means mixed together in a
disorderly manner; but one person can not rush _pell-mell_.
=Papaw=--pa-paw', not p[)o]p'paw as commonly called. Written also
=pawpaw=.
=Papyrus=--pa-p[=i]'rus, not p[)a]p'i-r[)u]s. A material used for
writing upon by the ancients, made from the inner bark of a
plant.
=Parent=--par'ent, not p[=a]'rent.
=Parisian=--pa-r[)i]z'ian, not pa-r[)i]sh'ian nor pa-r[)i]ss'ian.
Worcester gives pa-r[)i]zh'i-an.
=Paroquet=--p[)a]r'o-quet, not p[)a]r-o-k[)e]t'.
=Parquet=--paer-k[=a]' or paer-k[)e]t'. Worcester allows paer-k[=a]'
only.
=Parquette=--paer-ket', not paer-k[=a]'.
=Partner=, not _pardner_.
=Partridge=, not _pattrij_.
=Patent.= The _adjective_ is pron
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