omile _(cam)_, exile, gentile, infantile,
reconcile and senile, which should be pronounce ile.

--in, not n, as Lat_in_, not Lat_n_.

--nd, not n, as husba_nd_, not husb_an_, thous_and_, not thous_an_.

--ness, not n_iss_, as careful_ness_, not careful n_iss_.

--ng, not n, as singi_ng_, not sing_in_; speaki_ng_, not speak_in_.

--ngth, not nth, as stre_ng_th, not stre_nth_.

--son, the _o_ should be silent; as in treason; _tre-zn_, not
_tre-son_.

--tal, not tle, as capi_tal_, not capi_tle; _me_tal, not met_tle;_
mor_tal_, not mor_tle_; periodi_cal_; not periodi_cle_.

--xt, not x, as ne_xt_, not ne_x_.

[PUBLICATION OF BANNS OF MARRIAGE COMMENCED A.D.1210.]

198. Punctuation.

Punctuation teaches the method of placing _Points_, in written
or printed matter, in such a manner as to indicate the pauses which
would be made by the author if he were communicating his thoughts
orally instead of by written signs.

[SILK FIRST BROUGHT FROM INDIA A.D. 274.]

199. Writing and Printing

are substitutes for oral communication; and correct punctuation is
essential to convey the meaning intended, and to give due force to
such passages as the author may wish to impress upon the mind of the
person to whom they are being communicated.

[WINES WERE FIRST MADE IN BRITAIN A.D. 276.]

200. The Points are as follows:

Comma ,
Semicolon ;
Colon :
Period, or Full Point .
Apostrophe '
Hyphen -
Note of Interrogation ?
Note of Exclamation !
Parenthesis ( )
Asterisk, or Star *

As these are all the points required in simple epistolary composition,
we will confine our explanations to the rules which should govern the
use of them.

201. The Other Points,

however, are:

the paragraph
the section Sec.
the dagger [can not be shown in a .txt file]
the double dagger [ditto]
the parallel ||
the bracket [ ]
and some others.

These, however, are quite unnecessary, except for elaborate works, in
which they are chiefly used for notes or marginal references. The rule
--is sometimes used as a substitute for the bracket or parenthe