"The hen has been _sitting_," etc. "As cross as
a _setting_ hen," should be, "As cross as a _sitting_ hen." But a
person may _set_ a hen; that is, place her in position on eggs.
One _sits_ up in a chair, but he _sets_ up a post. One _sits_
down on the ground, but he _sets_ down figures. _Set_ is also an
intransitive verb and has special meanings attached to it as
such, but they may be readily understood by a little study of
the dictionary, and no confusion need arise. The sun _sets_.
Plaster of Paris _sets_. A setter dog _sets_. One _sets_ out on a
journey. _Sit_ may also be used in two senses as a transitive
verb, as: "The general _sits_ his horse well," and "The woman
_sat_ herself down."

=Sew=--s[=o], not s[=u].

=Shampoo=, not _shampoon_. =Shampooing.= Written also =champoo=.

=Shekel=--sh[)e]k'el, not sh[=e]'kel.

=Shumac=--sh[=u]'mak, not sh[=u]-mak'. Written also =sumac= and
=sumach=, both accented on the first syllable.

=Sick= _of_, not sick _with_, as sick _of_ a fever.

=Sienna=--si-[)e]n'na, not _senna_, when paint is meant. =Senna=
is a plant used as medicine.

=Simultaneous=--s[=i]-mul-t[=a]'ne-ous, not
s[)i]m'ul-t[=a]'ne-o[)u]s. =Simultaneously=
(s[=i]-mul-t[=a]'ne-ous-ly), etc.

=Since=, not _sence_.

=Sinecure=--s[=i]'ne-cure, not s[)i]n'e-cure. An office which
yields revenue without labor.

=Sit.= See =Sat=.

=Slake=--sl[=a]ke, not sl[)a]k, when the word is spelled as
given, as: _slaked_ lime, to _slake_ one's thirst, etc. If
spelled =slack=, the ordinary pronunciation is right.

=Slough=--slow, not sl[=o][=o] nor sl[=o]. A mudhole. Written
=sloo= (sl[=o][=o]) also.

=Slough=--sl[)u]f, not as above. The cast skin of a serpent. Dead
flesh which separates from the living. The verb expressing this
action is pronounced the same.

=Sobriquet=--so-bri-k[=a]', not written _soubriquet_. Worcester
pronounces it s[)o]b'r[=e]-k[=a]'.

=Soften=--s[)o]f'fn, not sawf'ten.

=Sonnet=--s[)o]n'net, not s[)u]n'net.

=Soot=--s[=o][=o]t or s[)o][)o]t, not s[)u]t.

=Soporific=--s[)o]p-o-r[)i]f'ik, not s[=o]-por-[)i]f'ik.

=Sotto voce=--s[)o]t't[=o] v[=o]'ch[=a], not s[)o]t'to v[=o]s'
nor s[)o]t't[=o] v[=o]'s[=e].

=Souse=--souss, not sowze.