when the spelling is as above. =Plait=, meaning a fold of
cloth, as in a shirt bosom, is also pronounced pl[=a]t. How
common an error it is to speak of the _pleets_ when alluding
to such folds.

=Platina=--pl[)a]t'i-na or pla-t[=e]'na, not pla-t[=i]'na nor
pla-t[)i]n'a. Worcester allows pl[)a]t'i-na only.

=Platinum=--pl[)a]t'i-num or pla-t[=i]'num, not pla-t[=e]'num nor
pla-t[)i]n'um. Worcester gives pl[)a]t'i-num only.

=Plebeian=--ple-b[=e]'ian, not pl[=e]'bi-an. Ple-b[)o]n', as some
pronounce it, is outrageous, neither French, English, nor
Hottentot.

=Plenary=--pl[=e]'na-ry, not pl[)e]n'a-ry. Full; entire.
Worcester gives both methods.

=Poetaster=--p[=o]'et-[)a]s-ter, not p[=o]'et-t[=a]st-er. A petty
poet.

=Poniard=--p[)o]n'yard, not poin'yard.

=Posthumous=--p[)o]st'hu-mous, not p[=o]st'hu-mo[)u]s nor
p[)o]st-[=u]'mo[)u]s. =Posthumously= (p[)o]st'hu-mous-ly).

=Potable=--p[=o]'ta-ble, not p[)o]t'a-ble. Drinkable.

=Potheen=--po-theen', not p[)o]t-teen'. When spelled =potteen=,
however, as it may be correctly, the latter pronunciation is
proper.

=Prairie=--pr[=a]'ry, not per-r[=a]'ry.

=Prebendary=--pr[)e]b'end-a-ry, not pr[=e]'bend-a-ry. A clergyman
of a collegiate or cathedral church, who enjoys a prebend.

=Prebend=--pr[)e]b'end, not pr[=e]'bend. A stipend.

=Precedence=--pre-s[=e]'dence, not pr[)e]s'e-dence. =Precedency=
and =precedently=, have the second syllable accented also.

=Precedent=--pre-s[=e]'dent, not pr[)e]s'e-dent. An adjective
meaning antecedent.

=Precedent=--pr[)e]s'e-dent, not pre-s[=e]'dent nor
pr[=e]'se-dent. A noun meaning an example or preceding
circumstance. =Precedented= and =unprecedented= have also the
short e.

=Precocious=--pre-k[=o]'shus, not pre-k[)o]sh'[)u]s.
=Precociously= and =precociousness= have also the long o.

=Predatory=--pr[)e]d'a-to-ry, not pr[=e]'da-tory. Plundering;
pillaging.

=Predecessor=--pr[)e]d-e-c[)e]s'sor, not pr[=e]-de-c[)e]s'sor.

=Preface=--pr[)e]f'ace, not pr[=e]'face. =Prefatory=
(pr[)e]f'a-to-ry).

=Prejudice=, not _predudice_.

=Prelate=--pr[)e]l'ate, not pr[=e]'-late.

=Presage=, not _prestige_, when something is meant that foreshows
a future event; an ome