A Vocabulary of Such Words in the English Language as are of Dubious Or Unsettled Pronunciation, 1797 |
Common terms and phrases
accent this word Afh lay agree in founding alfo Aſh Bailey bear beer beft ufage beſt uſage blue buſh cent DRYDEN Entick fame fays fecond fyllable feems ferve fhort found fhould field fight fignifies firft fyl firft fyllable firſt followed fome fometimes former founding this word founds it fhort fpeakers fpelled fubftantive fuch fylla håll Hắt hate Johnfon and Dr Kenrick ker founds ker pronounce lable laft fyllable laſt lay the ftrefs Love-ly marked this word Meffrs MILTON moft moſt Nares nooſe noun nounced nunciation orthoepifts penultima Perry place the accent places the ac preferred pronounces this word rhyme ridan Scott SHAKSPEARE Sheri Sheridan founds Sheridan lays Sheridan marks Sheridan pronounces Sheridan's pronunciation ſhort ſtreſs thefe theſe words Thin third fyllable thofe thoſe tion uſed verb vowel vulgar Walker founds Walker gives Walker lay Walker marks Walker pronounces written