FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51  
52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72   73   74   75   76   >>   >|  
]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
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51  
52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60   61   62   63   64   65   66   67   68   69   70   71   72   73   74   75   76   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

Worcester

 

Written

 

person

 

Parquette

 

adverb

 
Parquet
 

pronounced

 

pardner

 

played

 

Patent


adjective
 

England

 

pattrij

 

Partner

 

Partridge

 

street

 

London

 
material
 

Parisian

 

Parent


writing

 

ancients

 

Papyrus

 

Paroquet

 

manner

 

pawpaw

 
called
 
commonly
 

disorderly

 
Relating

nymphs

 

Nymphean

 

notable

 
housekeeper
 

Obesity

 

Onerous

 

Obligatory

 

management

 
Nonillion
 

Nominative


Webster

 

sanctions

 

distinguished

 

thrift

 

applied

 

Notable

 
Orthoepy
 
Orthoepist
 

Overflowed

 

authority