Chasten, chasn.

Chivalry, _shiv_-alry.

Chemistry, _kem'_-is-tre, not _kim_-is-tre.

Choir, kwire.

Clerk, klark.

Combat, _kum_-bat.

Conduit, _kun_-dit.

Corps, kor: the plural corps is pronounced korz.

Covetous, _cuv_-e-tus, not cov-e-tus.

Courteous, _curt_-yus.

Courtesy (politeness), _cur_-te-sey.

Courtesy (a lowering of the body), _curt_-sey.

Cresses, as spelled, not _cree_-ses.

Cu'riosity, cu-re-os-e-ty, not cur_os_ity.

Cushion, _coosh_-un, not coosh-_in_.

Daunt, d_aw_nt, not dant or darnt, as some erroneously pronounce it.

Design and desist have the sound of _s_, not of _z_.

Desire should have the sound of _z_.

Despatch, de-_spatch_, not _dis_-patch.

Dew, due, not doo.

Diamond, as spelled, not _di_mond.

Diploma, de-_plo_-ma, not _dip_-lo-ma.

Diplomacy, de-_plo_-ma-cy, not _dip_-lo-ma-cy.

Direct, de-_reckt_, not _di_-rect.

Divers (several), _di_-verz; but diverse (different), _di_-verse.

Dome, as spelled, not doom.

Drought, drowt, not drawt.

Duke, as spelled, not dook.

Dynasty, _dyn_-as-te, not _dy_-nas-ty.

Edict, _e_-dickt, not _ed_-ickt.

E'en and e'er, een and air.

Egotism, _eg_-o-tizm, not _e_-go-tism.

Either, _e_-ther or _i_-ther.

Engine, _en_-jin, not _in_-jin.

Ensign, _en_-sign; ensigncy, _en_-sin-se.

Epistle, without the _t_.

Epitome, e-_pit_-o-me.

Epoch, e-pock, not ep-ock.

Equinox, e-qui-nox, not eck-wi-nox.

Europe, U-rope, not U-rup. Euro-_pe_an not Eu-ro-pean.

Every, _ev_-er-y, not _ev_-ry.

Executor, egz-_ec_-utor, not with the sound of _x_.

Extraordinary, as spelled, not ex-_tror_--di ner-i, or
_ex_-traordinary, nor extrornarey

February, as spelled, not Febuary.

Finance, fe-_nance_, not _fi_nance.

Foundling, as spelled, not _fond_-ling.

Garden, _gar_-dn, not gar-den, nor gard-ing.

Gauntlet, gawnt-let, not _gant_-let.

Geography, as spelled, not _jo_graphy, or gehography.

Geometry, as spelled, not _jom_-etry.

Haunt, hawnt, not hant.

Height, hite, not highth.

Heinous, _hay_-nuss, not _hee_-nus.

Highland, _hi_-land, not _hee_-land.

Horizon, ho-_ri_-zn, not _hor_-i-zon.

Housewife, pronounced in the ordinary way when it means the mistress
of a house wh