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PREFACE. 



It 18 the purpose of this Handbook to report 
the current usage of the best speakers with re- 
gard to such words a^ are the most liable to be 
mispronounced, and also to record such words as 
may be pronounced in either of two ways with- 
.out any offence to good taste. 
- In the latter case, that mode which is supported 
>by the greater weight of authority and is the 
more generally accepted is put first in order. 

In the preparation of the book the latest edi- 
tions of the Quarto Dictionaries of Webster and 
Worcester have been examined with care, and 
also the works of the eminent English orthoe- 
pists, Smart, Gull, and Cooley, who make known 
the best usage of cultiviEited Englishmen of the 
present day. .Still further research has been 
made whenever it aeemed desirable. 

203113 



IT PREFACE. 

The compilers have noted and carefully cod" 
sidered the cases in which these authorities dif- 
fer, and have adopted that mode of pronunciatioD 
which seemed to them clearly preferable. 

As to the use of this book in schools it ma^ 
be suggested that each page contains a suitable 
number pf words for a single lesson. Dififerent 
teachers will doubtless adopt different ways of 
using the book to suit the wants of their 
classes. 

A good way would be to have the words of 
the lesson written out on the blackboard, with* 
put accents or other marks. The pupils should 
then pronounce the words as they are pointed 
out by the teacher. 

That the book may be the better adapted for 
use in schools, some preliminary cautions against 
common errors are given, and short lists of illus^ 
trative words are added, to serve the purpose of 
drill in pronouncing such words correctly. 

'BovtCfs, Ha8S.« 1878. 



INTRODUCTION. 



L Kaxked Letters. 

rilHE followibag words will serve to indicato 
-*- the sounds of the marked letters used in 
the Vocabulary: — 

Sle, eat, ice, old, tiae, doze, good, ftnd, 9nd, 
ni, On, iip, arm, f4re. ow is sounded as in owl, 
ih (italicized) as in then, th (unitalicized) as in 
thin, g as in get, oh as m ohop, er a& in her. 
The vowel a, when unaccented, at the end of a 
word, has a brief sound of & (as in arm). 

An unmarked vowel (except a), forming or end-' 
ing a syllable, has its long or name sound. 

The vowel a unmarked, forming or ending ao 
unaccented syllable, commonly has a slight sound 
of a as in arm. But see 30, page zv. 

An unmarked vowel, followed in the same syl* 
lable by any conson^it except r, has its shorl 
sound. But ar is pronounced as in arm, er as in 
her, or as in nor, ur as in for. 



t1 introduction, 

% Bemarks on Certain Sounds. 

It may be well to make the following brief 
remarks in relation to certain points of pronun- 
ciation not familiar to most speakers, or in re* 
gard to which there is a difference of opinion 
among orthoepists. 

WL €L8 in asls, staff, pass, dance, dic, 

1. Many cultivated speakers give to the vowel 
in words of this class the sound of a as in and. 
Another large class of speakers give in such words 
the sound of a as in arm. Those who prefer the 
first as the proper quality of the element should 
avoid the drawl or thin, prolonged sound which is 
sometimes given to it. Some eminent orthoepists 
regard this vowel as pf an intermediate quality 
between a as in and and a as in arm; and, as 
those speakers who hold this opinion would prob- 
ably avoid the extremes of sound sometimes heard, 
there may be no^ practical objection to attempting 
Buch a pronunciation. 

a 08 in fare, or e as in there. 

2. The most eminent orthoepists in this coun- 
tiy and in England give to the vowel a or e in 



INThODUCTiON, y^^ 

words of this class the sound of long a deprived 
of its vanishing element e (as heard in pay^ say, 
&c., in which words the y may be considered as 
representing this vanishing element). This prac- 
tice is better observed by Englishmen than by 
Americans. In the United States a somewhat 
lengthened form of a as in and, although not 
sanctioned by the Dictionaries, is more commonly 
given to words of this class, and is not, perhaps, 
to be condemned. Tiie sound occurs only before 
r, and should be closely blended with the slight 
sound of a, as in urn, which is heard before r in 
the pronunciation of such words. , 

3. The compound long vowel sound, generally 
indicated by a, as in use, begins with the conso- 
nant y and ends with oo, — yoo. 

This is the sound heard in the words unit (yoo'^ 
nit), cube (I'yoob), mute (myoot), educate (ed'yoo^ 
kate)j &c. But when the compound vowel u, or 
its equivalent, in a monosyllable or an accented 
syllable, follows t, d, /, n, s, th, or j (commonly), 
the initial element is slighted so as to become a 
very brief and indistinct sound uf 1 as in ill ; as 
in tune, duke, lunar, nude, suit, enthusiast, JeweL 



^ INTBODUCTIOH. 

In, both cases the elementg composing the sound 
of n must be drawn together and pronounced in 
the same syllable. 

Afler r,.oh, and ah the initial element is omit' 
ted and only the final element oo Qong or short) 
is heard, as in rule (rooF), true (jtrdd)^ truth (troolh), 
/ruU (frodt)f grew (grdo), chew (cfwb), sure (shoor), 
sugar {shWgary In some words the same effect 
is produced by j, 9& jejune {je-joon'). 

4. When a short sound of o occurs before as, 
at, th, or the sound of f, as in cross, cost, broth, 
soft, cough, and in some cases before ng, as in long^ 
strong, it is the practice of the best speakers to 
give to the o a medium sound between o as in 
on and a as in falL 

5. Many speakers in England give to e, ea, i, 
and y, in a few words (as herd, earthy girl, myrtle) 
whose vowel element is commonly pronounced njs 
a in tun, a sound very nearly like that of e as 
in end; but as this distinction is very generally 
disregarded in this country, an^ not consistently 
preserved in England, the sounct has received no 
distinctive mark io the Y ocabulary. 



INTRODUCTION. bt 

& Oantums against lome OomiiLoii Errors in 

Pronunciation. 

1. Do not prononnce ing MOap in ; as ev^nin for 
eve'ning, writ'in for writ'ing. 

Pronounce the following: Speak'ing, 'read'ing, 
talk'ing, walk'ing, stop'ping, smok'ing, suppos'ing, 
expect'ing, cel'ebrating. 

8. I>o not pronounce ow like ur or uh; as hoVm 
lur or hoVlnh f ofr koVloWf 9hadfur or s/mmI'« 
uh for ahad^ow. 

Pronounce the following : Bor'row, to-mor'row, 
nar'row, yel'low, fel'low, wid'ow, pil'low, mel'- 
lowing, swal'lowing. 

8. Do not pronounce ed like id or ud ; as unit* id 
or uni^ud for wnit'edf provid'id or provHf" 
ud for provid'ed. 

Pronounce the following: Rest'ed, resid'ed, de- 
oid'ed, regard'ed, exhib'ited, cerebrated, excit'ed, 

delight'ed, support'ed. 

4. J}o not pronounce e»» like isaf as good^nias 
for ffood'neaa, bold'niaa for bold'neaa. 

Pronounce the following: Hard'ness, bad'ness^ 

harm'less, care'less, clear'ness, furness, seam'stress, 

host'ess, em'press. 

& Do not pronounce el like il, nor et like it, nor 
eat like iatf as eruHl for eru'el, baak'it for 
teslB'eCf fot'iat for fwr'aaU 

Pronounce t;)^e following: Fu'el, du'el, buah'e^ 



X INTJiOUUCJWN^ 

jet, get, mark'ety hatch'et^ rackfet, lOGk'et, m\ , 
alet, hon'est, bold'est^ larg'est^ small'est, young^- 
est) stroDg'est 

& I>o not pronounce ent like unt, nor enee llko 
unees as si'lunt for •i'fenf, tfen'tunce for 
aen'tenee. 

Pronounce the following: Pru'dent^ descent, 

mo'menty gar'ment) moD'uxnent, goy'ernment, su- 

perintend'enti par'lmment (par'li-ment), six'pence, 

pa'tience, expedience, superintend'ence. 

7. Do not Insert the sound of short u before m 
llnal tM; as tiel'um for helm, cfuu'um for 
ehasm. 

Pronounce the following: Spasm, whelm, 

rhythm, phan'tasm, bap'Usm, pa'triotism, elm, 

film, overwhelm', worm. 

8i "Do not Blve the dra'vrllnK sound aob for •« 
(1« e* aob)i as euob for cow, tulobs for houBe. 

Pronounce the following: How, now, ground, 

sound, bound, found, town, gown, pound, con* 

found', around', astound'. 

9. Do not sound »h l^f ore r like • ; as wrub for 
shrub, srink for shrink. 

rronounce the following: Shred, shrine, shriek, 
shroud, shriv'el, shrunk'en. 

Ifli Do not sound wh like w; ws wen for when, 

wat tarn what, 

'^rononnce the following : Where, wheat, whar£ 



mrnoDucTioN. jx 

whalb, whkie, white, whim'per, whifi'per, whip'* 

ping, whit' tie. 

U. Do not omit to BiT<e the sonnd of r after » 
▼owel In tlie same syllable, as in artn, fortn, 
&c«9 not ahm, fatpum, Ac. 

Pronounce the following: Dark, hark, start, 
chart, are, tar, remark*.^ course, for, nor, door, 
floor, lord, hon'or, do'nor, short, support', report', 
pa'per, or'der, horse, purse, warm, alarm'ing, ro'-- 
turning, reform'ing. 

12. Do not add the sound of r to a llnal Towel or 
dlphtbons ; as lator for law, ide^ar for id^a. 

Pronounce the following: saw, draw, paw, 
daw, pota'to, toma'to, com'ma, Em'ma. 

23. Do not shorten the sound of lonir o in eer«, 
tain MTords by leavingp off its Tanlsliinc ele- 
ment ob. 

Pronounce the following: Boat, bone, broke, 
choke, cloak, colt, comb, dolt, hole, home, home- 
ly, hope, jolt^ load, on'ly, road, rogue, smoke, 
spoke, spok'en, stone, throat, toad, whole, wrote, 
yoke, bolster. 

14. Do not omit the sound of d "when preceded 
by n/ as atan for Mtand, frenx for frieftds. 

Pronounce the following: Stands, bands, winds^ 
winds, depends^, defends', demands', blind'nes^ 
grand'mother, grand'&tlitfr, hand'fiiL 



kii INTRODUCTION. 

15. Do not omit tbe •oand of <f In thm tennlniil 
lottors ld9i as wUm for wilds, ftl» for fields. 

Pronounce the following: Folds, holds, scolds, 
builds, scalds, unfolds', child's. 

1& Do not omit tlie sound of t "vrhon preceded 
by e hard In the same syllable; as ahs lo«;r 
actSf eoMth'ly tor esMnet'ly, 

Pronounce the following : Facts, tracts, ^sam' . 

pacts, inspects', respects', inducts', instrncts', cor- 

rect'ly, direct'ly, ab'stractly, per'fectly. 

17. Do not omit the sonnd of < In the terntlnal 
letters stsf bm fis*s for fists, pes's for pests. 

Pronounce the following : Posts, boasts, coasts 
hosts, ghosts, accosts'. 

18. Do not improperly suppress the Totvel sounds 

in unaccented syllables^ as evfry for ev^er^y, 
his' try for his'to-ry. 

Pronounce the following: Belier, crockery, 
fam'ily, fa'vorite, des'perate, des'olate, nom'inative, 
mis'ery, li'brary, sal'ary, com'pany, com'fortable, 
perfum'ery, mem'ory, vic'tory, slip'pery, part'i- 
ciple, sev'eral, bois'terous. 

19. Do not suppress the sound of e or of i before 

I or n In those ivords In -which It should bo 
articulated | as lev'l for lev'elf civ' I for siv'il, 
hitch'n for kiteh'en, Lat'n for JLat'in, 

Pronounce the following: Trav'al, nov'ely b^- 



INTRODUCTION. xiii 

rel, par^cel, hov'el, chap'el, quar'rel, sor'rel, pen'- 
cil, chick'en, lin'en, sud'den, mit'ten, sat'in. 

20. I>o not loiand e or i lieforo n or I In tboM 
^vords in wldcli tt Is proiMrly silent; as e'vcn 
for e'ffn, heav'eu for heav'u, ba «iti for ba'sn, 
tuut'el fur ha' ml, e'vil for e'vl. 

FroDoance the following : Ha'ven, sev'en, gold'- 
en, o'pen, short'en, wood'en, wak'en, wid'en, 
fro'zen. 

fX, After r, eh, or Bh do not bIto tbe sound of 
Ions w ivben tlie simple sound of oo (Ions or 
short) should he heard; as rule tor rool^ 
fruit, for froot» 

Pronounce the following: True, truth, grew, 
chew, sure, sug'ar, tru'ly, crew, brute, bru'tal, 
rude, through, cru'el, ru by, ru'bicund. 

KL Do not substitute the sound oo for that of 
Ions «/ as toon for tune, dbo'ty for du'ty. 

Pronounce the following: Tube, duke, mute, 
nude, mu'sic, Tues'day, du'bious, lute, blue, il- 
lume', illude', in'stitute. 

83. The Tonvel a -when unaccented, at the end of 
a MTord has the sound of a (as In far) some- 

'what shortened) as eotn'tna not eotn'nii nor 

OOfMfflMi* 

^rooounoe the following: Dra'Doa, da'ta^ pi'c% 



xir INTRODUCTION. 

Bo'&y aVgebra, Chrna, Amer'ica, dilem'ma, mi'caf 
alpac'a, a'rea, neb'ula. 

JM. Give to the Toivel a In the tmaeeenf ed temil* 
nal syllables ai, atU, anee. Its short sound* 
but do not make it prominent. 

Pronounce the following: Na'tional, par'tial, 
fi'naly eter'nal, ig'norant, ty'rant, in'stant^ fla'grant, 
vig'ilance, ig'norance, in'stance, fra'grance. 

2S. Do not Blve to the vowel a (as In far), when 
unaccented and made brief* the sound of 
short n; as ^baae' for aba»e% ttrouae' for 
arouse*. 

Pronounce the following: Abound', abate\ 
above', about', abridge', amuse', fanat'ic, ag'gra- 
vate, traduce'. 

2& Do not gf'w to lonflf e when unaccented and 
sIlKhtly abridged, the sound of short t»; as 
uvent' for event', soei'uty for aoei'ety. 

Pronounce the following: Emo'tion, vari'ety, 
sobri'ety, sati'ety, anxi'ety, impi'ety. 

£7. Do not sItc to long o, mrhen unaccented and 
slightly abridgedf the sound of short u ; as 
nbey' for obey', prupoae* for propose*. 

Pronounce the following: Opin'ion, obe'dience, 
provide', promote', provoke', pota'to, tobac'co, 
posi'tion, soci'ety, el'oquence, disposi'tion, mel' 
ody, compoai'tion. 



INTRODUCTJON, xr 

C8b I>o not souiid ihort o, ivhen nnaecented, mm 
diort ««/ as ^hseuref for obscure*, cUmmit*' 
tee for eominit'tee. 

Pronounce the following: Observe', oppose', 

oommand', conceal', condi'tion, contain', content', 

possess'. 

29. Do not lay too much stroM on an vnaceentod 
syllable or a syllable hairing a secondary ac- 
cent; as pri'ma^ry for pri'mury, ex'aetUp 

forMsacfltf* 

Pronounce the following; Gigan'tic, precise'ly, 
galva'tion, loca'tion, vaca'tion, ter'ritory, sec'ond- 
ary, mat'rimony, prom'ifesory, vac'cinated. 

80. Ill unaccented syllables do not brinff out tlio 
quality of the Towel too distinctly. 

In many words, " there would be pedantry in 
scrupulously avoiding the short and easier sounds 
which the organs are inclined to adopt." For in- 
stance, cah'bage in common conversation might be 
cah'hijy paTace, paTds^ &c. 

1. When a at the end of an unaccented syllable 
Is followed in the next syllable by n or r, it has 
nearly the sound of short 6, as in mU'ed-^Uirny^ 
fHidi/ofmrOrTy, 



XTi INTRODUCTIOir. 

2. In the unaccented final syllable afe, of a^j 
dyes and nouns, the vowel a generally has a 
sound verging toward short «, as m dfXircaU^ 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 



abdomen, ab-do'men, not ab'do-men. 
abjectly, ab'ject-li, not ab-ject'U. So ab-Jeot* 

ness. 
ablative, ab'Ia-tiv, not ab'l-tiy. 
absolutory, ab-soru-to-ri, rio< ab-so-lu'to-n. 
absolve, ab-zolv' or ab-solv'. So ab-solved'. 
abstemious, ab-ste'mi-us, not ab-stem'i-us. 
abstractly, ab'strakt-li or ab-strakt'li. 
abstruse, ab-stroos', not ab-strus'. 
accent (verb), ak-sent\ not ak'sent 
access, ak-ses' or ak'ses. 
accessory, ak'ses-so-rl or ak-ses'so-ri. 
acclimate, ak-kli'mat, not ak'kli-mat. 
acclimatize, ak-kli'ma-tiz, not ak'kli-ma-tiisB. 
accost,* ak-kost', not ak-kawst'. 
accoutre, ak-kdo'ter, not ak-kow'ter. 
accrue, ak-krd&', not ak-kru'. 
acetic, a-set'ik or a-se'tik. 
acetify, arset'I-fi or a-se'tl-fi. 

• ^^^ 

ll«« Sat« loey 81d« 11i«, ooae, sd5d, ftnd* dnd, III9 ttn, 
apf iinn* f fcre^ o'vr-1, IIU«b, tli^laf §mi^ «li*op» !»••«* 



S PRONOUNCJITQ HANDBOOK. 

acorn, a'koni, not a'kum. 

aooiutics, a-kows'tiks, not a-k<K>8'tik8. 

across/ a-kros', not a-krawst'. 

adamantean, ad-a-man-te'an, not ad-a-man'te-an. 

address (hoim omd t«r6), ad-dres', not ad'di*es. 

adept, a-dept', not ad'ept. 

adjectival, ad'jek-tiv-al or ad-jek-ti'vaL 

admirable, ad'mi-ra-bl, not ad-mi'ra-bl. 80 ad • 

mi-ra-bly. 
adult, a-Kialt', not ad'ult. 
adverse, ad' vers, not ad-vers'. So ad'verse-ly. 
advertise, ad'ver-tiz or ad-ver-tiz'. So ad-ver- 

tis'er. 
advertisement, ad-yer'tiz-ment or ad-ver-tiz'- 

ment 
2lneid, e-ne'id, not e'ne-id. 
aerated, a er-at-ed, not &r'at-ed nor fi're-ftt-ed. 
aerie, e'ri or a'ri. 
aerolite, a'er-o-lit> not a-Sr'o-lTt. 
aeronaut, a'dr-o-nawt, not a-er'o-nawt. 
afflatus, af-fla tus, not af-fla tus. 
again, a-gen', not a-gaa nor a-gin'. 
agape, a-gap' or a-gfip'. 
aged, ajed, not ajd, except in compounds, 9&JviUtr 

aged. 
aggrandize, ag'gran-diz, not ag-gran'dlz. 
aggrandizement, ag'gran-diz-ment or ag-gran'- 

dOfz-ment 



^ iaty !••« Oldt fla*» llbB»< sdbdt ttadf tad» Dtt ttii« 



FRONOVNtJIlfQ BANDBOOK, 8 

agile, aj'il, not aj'il nor a jiL 

agrioaltoiiat, ag-ri-kuli'ur-ist, not ag-ri-kuh tr- 

al-ist. 
ague» a'gu, not &g6b. 
alabaster/ alVbas-ter, not al-a-bas'ter. 
alarum, a-lar'um or arlar'um. 
albumen, al-bu'tnen, not al'bu-men. 
alcove, arkov or al-kov'. 
Aldebaran, aUdeb'a-ran, not al-de-ba'ran« 
aldermanio, awl-der-man'ik, not al-der-man'ik 
▲Idine, al'dla or al'din, not al-^en'. 
alexandrine, al-^ks-an'drin, not al-eks-an drin. 
algebra, al je-bra, not alje-bra. 
alien, aryen, not a li-en. 
ailment, all-ment, not ari-ment. 
alkali, al'ka-ir or al'ka-li. 
alkallfy, al-kaH-f i or arka-li-fi. 
alkaline, al'ka-lin or arka-lm. 
alleglanoe, al-le'jance or al-le ji-ance. 
allegorlst, al'le-go-rist, not al-le-go'rist 
allegro [It], al-le'gro or al-la'gro, not al'le-gro. 
alUea {noun and verb% al-liz', not al'lTz. 
allopathlst, al-lopVthist, not ario*path-ist. 
allopathy, al-lopVthi, not al'lo-path-i. 
ally (noun and verb\ al-lf, not al'li noT al'lL 
almond, a'mimd, not armund. 
alms, amz, not almz nor amz. 
alpaca, al-pak'a, not al-a-pak'a. 



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Alpine, al'pin or &rpin, not &rpen. 

also, awl'so, not ol'so. 

altercate, arter-kat^ not awl'ter-k&t So al-ter- 

ca'tlon. 
alternate {taj.\ &l-ter'nclt, not awl-ter'nfit So al- 

ter'nate-ly, al-ter-na'tion. 
alternate {vefb\ al-ter'nat, or arter-nat. 
aliBiraya, awl'waz, not awl'wuz, nor ol'wuz. . 
amateur, am-a-tur' or ara-a-tur', not am'a-tdbr. 
ambroaia, am-bro'zhi-a or am-bro'zha. 
ambroalal, am-bro'zhi-al or am-bro'zhal. 
ameliorate, R-melyo-rat, not a-meri-o-rfit. So 

a-mel -io-ra'tion. 
amenable, a-me'na-bl, not a-men'a-bl. 
amenity, a-men'l-tT, not a-me'ni-tl. 
America, A-mdr T~ka, not A-mlr'i-kl. 
amour, a-niC>or', not am'u&r. 
cmceatral, an'ses-tral or an-ees'tral. 
anchovy, an-^ho vi, not an'cho-vl nor an-ko'vi 
ancient, an'shent, not an'shent. 
and, and, not am 

anemone, a-nenr/o-^ not an-e>mo'ne« 
angel, an jel. not an^jl. 

animadvert, an-i-mad-vert', not an-I-mad'vert 
annihilate, an-ni'hMat, not an-nflat. 
another, an-iith'er, not a-nuth'er. 
anaiTver,^ an'ser, not an'ser nor an'swer. 
antarctic, ant-ark' tik, not ant-ar'tik. 

Sto, Sat, iMt 51d, Om, fi»fee« Bd6d, ind, ind, n, ftn« 



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antepenult, an-te-pe-nult', not an-te-pe'nalt. 
Antifebrile, an-ti-feb'ril or an-ti-fe'briL 
antipodes, an-tip'o-dez, not an'ti-podz. 
anxiety, angz-i'e-ti, not anks-i'e-ti. 
any^rhere, en'i-hw4r, not en'i-hw&rz. 
aorist, a'o-rist, not a-o'rist. 
aperture, ap'er-tur, not a-per'tur. 
aphelion, a-fe'li-on, not a-feryoo. 
aphthong,* ap' thong or af 'thong. 
apostle, a-p98'l| not a-pos'tl nor a-paws'L 
apotheosis, ap-o-the'o-sis, no< ap-o-the»o'si8. 
Appalachian, ap-pa-la'chi-an, not ap-pa-la'ki-aa 

nor ap-pa-lak'i-an. 
apparatus, ap-pa-ra'tus, not ap-pa-ra'tus. 
apparent, ap-p4r'ent, not ap-pa rent 
applicative, ap'pli-ka-tiv, not ap-plik'a-tiv. 
appreciate, ap-pre'shi-at, not ap-pre'shat* 
apprentice, ap-pren'tis, not ap-prin'tis. 
approbative, ap'pro-ba-tiv, not ap-pro-ba'tiT« 
apricot, a'pri-kot, not ap^I-kot 
apron, a'pum or a'prun. 
aqueduct, ak'we-dukt, not akVe-dukt 
aquiline, ak'we-lin or ak'we-lia. 
Arab, ar'ab or a rab. 
Arabic, &r'a-bik, not a-ra'bik. 
archangel, ark-an jel, not arch-&n jeU 
archbishop, arch-bish'op, not ark'bish-op. 
arohetjrpef ar'ke-tip, not ar'che-tip. 



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arohipelmgOr ar-ki-pera-go, not arch-i-pera-go. 
arohiteot, ar'ki-tekt, not arch'i-tekt. So ar-ohi* 

tect'ure. 
archives, ar'kivz, not ar'chivz. 
arctio, ark'tik, not ar'tik. 
arduouB, ar du-us, not ar do&-U4L 
are, ar, not aur. 
area, a're-a, not a-re'a. 
arid, ar'id, not ar'id nor &'rid. 
aristocrati a-ris'to-krat or ar^is-to-krat 
armada, ar-ma'da, not ar-ma'da, 
armistice, ar'mis-tis, not ar-mis'tia. 
aroma, a-ro'ma, not ar'o-ma. 
aromatiase, a-ro'ma-tiz or ar'o-ma-Uz. 
arquebuse, ar'kwe-bus, not ar'kwe-btbt 
arrange, ar-ranj', not S.r-ranj'. 
arrogant, ar'ro-gant, not ar'ro-gant. 
arrow, ar'ro, not ar'ro. 
arsenic, ar sen-ik or ars'nik. 
artery, ar ter-i, not ar'tri. 
Asia, a'shi-a, not a'zha nor a'zhe-a. 
Asiatic, a-sln-at'ik, not a-zhe-at'ik. 
aspirant, as-pir'ant^ not as'pi-rant. 
aspirate, as'pi-rat, not as-pir'at. 
assets, as'sets, not as-sets'. 
associate, as-so'shi-at, not as-so'shfit. 
association, as-so-sbi-a'shun, not as-soHBe-a'shun- 
asked,^ askt, not ast. 

'm% 8at« Ie*t Bid* 1la«» Sbasy K6id» Sndf MmBL, ni^ ftn. 



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ftathma, ast'ma or az'ma. So asth-matla 

aftyluin, a-sflum, not asTlum. 

asymptote, as' imp- tot, not as-imp'tdt 

ate, at or et. 

athenaeuiiii ath-e-ne'um, not a-the'ne-um. 

attacked, at-taki', not at-tak'ted. 

attorney, at-tur'ne, not at-tor ne. 

auction, awk'shuD, not ork'shun. 

audacious, aw-da shus, not aw-dash'us nor ow- 

da'shus. 
audience, au'di-ence, not aw ji-ence. 
aunt, ant, not ant. 
aureola, au-re'o-la, not au-re-o'la. 
aurora borealis, aw-ro'ra-bo-re-a'lig, not au-ro'- 

ra-bo-re-a'lis. 
auxiliary, awgz-il'ya-ri, not awga-il'i-a-ri. 
avalanche, av'a-.lansh or av-a-lansh' or a^'ir 

lansh. 
avaunt, a-vawnt', not a-vant'. 
avenue, av'e-nu, not av'e-nob. 
awful, aw'fd6l, not aw'fl nor or'fl. 
awkward, awkVard, not ork'ard. 
awry, a-ri', not aw-ri'. 
axiom, ak'sT-um or aks'yum. 
ay or aye (^e.^), ai, not &. 
aye (always)^ a, not T. 
azote, az'ot or a'zot. 
azure, a'zhur or azh'ur. 



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B. 

bachelor, bach'el-or, not bach'ler nor bach'el-dur. 

bade, bad, not bad. 

badinage, bad-i-nazh' or bad'i-nazb, not bad'in-aj. 

balcony, barko-ni, formerly bal-ko'ni. 

balderdash, bawrder-dash, not bal'der-dash. 

ballet [Fr.], baHa or bal'let. 

balm, bam, not balm nor bam. 

balsam, bawl'sam, not bal'sam. 

balsamic, bal-sam'ic, not bawl-sam'ic 

banana, ba-na'na or ba-na'na. 

banian, ban'yan or ban-yan'. 

barbarous, bar'ba-rus, not bar-ba'n-us. 

barrel, bar'rel, not bar'ril nor barl. 

barouche, ba-rdosh', not ba-rdbch'. 

basalt, ba-sawlt', not ba-zawlt'. 

basket,^ bas'ket, not bas'kit. 

bastile, bas-teK or bas'tel. 

bastinado, bas-ti-na'do, not bas-ti-na'do^ 

bath, bath, not bath. 

baths, bafAz, not baths nor baths. 

beauteous, bu't«-u8, not bu'che-us. 

beautiful, bu tT-fdol, not be-u ti-fdbl. 

because, be-kawz', not be-koz'. • 

bedizen, be-diz'n or be-diz'n. 

bedstead, bed'sted, not bed'stid. 

fieelzebub, be-erze-bub, not berze-bub. 

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been, bin, not ben. 

before, be-for', not bu-for'. 

begone,*be-gon', not be-gawn'. 

behalf be-haf \ not be-haf. 

behemoth, be^he-moth, not be-he'moth 

BeUal, beryal or be'li-al. 

believe, be-lev', not blev. 

bellows, beHus, noi bel'Ioss. 

beloved, (ae(j.) be-luv'ed ; (verb) be-luvcf . 

beneath, be-ne^A', not be-neth'. 

benzine, ben'zin, commonly ben-zen'. 

bequeath, he-kweth^ not be-kweth'. 

btistial, best'yal or best'i-al. 

bestiality, best-ye-al'T-ti or best-yan-tJ. 

btistrew^ be-stroo' or be-stro'. 

betroth, be-troth', not be-troth'. So be-trotfa'aZ 

bevel, bev'el, not bev'l. 

beyond, be-yond', not be-yund'. 

biennial, br-en'ni-al, not bi-en'yal. 

binary, bfna-ri, not bin'a-ri nor bi-na'ri. 

binomial, bi-no'mi-al, not bi-no'mi-aL 

biography, bi-og'ranfi, not bi-og'ra-fL 

bipartite, bip'ar-tft or bi-par'tit 

bison, bi'sun or biz'un. 

bissextile, bis-seks'til or bis-seks'tiL 

bitnmen, bi-tu'men, not bit'u-men. 

bivouac, biv'wak or biv'06-ak. 

blackguard, blag'ard, not blak'gard. 

t f fcff«t ow»l« thm^n* tli-««» ietf ell-opt li*«r 



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blasphemoas, blasTe-mus, not blas-fe'mu» 
blasphemyi bias' fe -mi, not blas-fe'nu. 
blatant, bla'tant, not bl&t'ant. 
bleat, blet, not blaat (a prolonged). 
' blessed {adj.)^ bles'ed, not blest 
blithe, bli^A, not blith. 
blouse, blowz, not blows. 
boatsmrain, bot'swan or bos'n. 
boisterous, bois'ter-us, not bois'trus. 
bomb, buni) not bom. So bom'bard, bomb'shell 
bombast,* bum'bast or bum-bast', not bom'bast 

So bom-bas'tio. 
bombazine, bum-ba-zen', not bom-ba-zen'. 
bonnet, bon'et, not bun'et. 
booth, boo^A, not booth. 
borealis, bo-re-a'lis, not bo-re-a'lis. 
bosom, bdbz'um or bdoz'um, not bobz'm. 
bounteous, bown'te-us, not bown'che-us. 
bouquet, boo-ka' or bdo'ka, not bo-ka'. 
bourn, bora or bdom. 
bo'wline, bo'lin, not bowl'm. 
boiRrling, boring, not bowl'ing. 
bowsprit, bo'sprit, not bow'sprit 
.bramin, bra'min, not bra'min. 
bravado, bra-va do, not bra-va'do. 
bravo, bra'vo or bra'vo. 

breeches, brich'ez, not brech'ez. So breech'ing 
brethren, bre/A'ren, not breM'er-en. 

^« Sat* Icet 5l€l, aa«« ^vsei K^bd* and, And, 111, Iki 



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breviary, brev'yi^-ri or bre'vi-a-ri. 

brew, broo, not bru. 

brigand, brig'and, not bri-gand'. 

brigantine, brig'an-tm, not brig'an-tin. 

bromide, bro'mld, not bro'niid. 

bromine, bro'min, not bro'min. 

bronohitifl, bron-kftis, not bron-ke'tb 

bronze, bronz or bronz. 

brooch, broch, not brooch. 

broth, broth or brawth. 

brothel, brofA'el, not broth'eL 

brougham, brob'am or broom. 

bruit, broot, not broo' it. 

brutal, broo'tal, not bru'tl. 

brute, brdbt, not brut. 

buddhism, bood'izm or bud'izm. 

bulletin, bo6re-tin or bd6re-ten. 

bul'wark, boblVark, not bulVark. 

buoy, bwoi, not boi nor booT. 

buoyant, bwoi'ant, not boi'ant nor b(5&rant. So 

buoy'an-cy. 
bureau, bu'ro or bu-ro*. 
Burgundy, bur'gun-di, not bur-guD'dl 
bushel, boosh'el, not bdosh'l. 
business, biz'nes, not biz'i-nes. 
bustle, bus'l, no^^us'tl. 
butcher, bdbch'er, not boo'cher. 
Byzantine, biz'an-tin or bi-zan'tin. 

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o. 

oadi, ka'di, not ka'dL 

caisson, kas'son or koreSbVL. 

calcine, kal-sin' or kal'sTn. 

caldron, kawlMron, not kal'dron. 

calf^ ka^ not kaaf (a prolonged). 

calisthenics, kal-is-then'iks, not kal-is'then-ikt. 

Calliope, kall-H'o-pe, not kal-li-o'pe. 

calm, kam, not kam. 

caloric, ka-lor'ik or karlo'rik, not k&ro-rik» 

calve, kav, not kaav (a prolonged). 

calyx, ka'liks or kal'iks. 

camelopard, ka-mero-pard, not kam-el-lep'ani, ; 

camphene, kam-fen' or kam'i^n. 

camphor, kam'for, not kam'flr. ' 

can, kan, not ken. 

Canaantte, ka'nan-it, not ka'na-&n-rt. 

canaille [Fr.], ka-nal' or ka-na'il, not ka-nel'. 

canine, kapnin', not ka'nin. 

canorous, Ica-no'rus, not kan'o-rus. 

cantata [It.], kan-ta'ta or kan-ta ta. 1^ 

caoutchouc, k6b'chd6k, not ka'(XHch(5bk. 

capillary, kap'il-la-ri or ka-pil'la-ri. 

capitoline, kap'i-to-lin, not kap-i-to'lin. 

capon, ka'pn, not ka'pon. 

caravan, karVvan or kar-a-van'« 

carbine, kar'bin, not kar'bin. 

^\^ tatf Iee« nd, ftfle* ^Soaevsilbdt Sndt end, Dl, An, 



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oarbonaoeoiui, kar-bo-na'shus, not kar-b(HiA- 

ae-us. 
caret, ka'ret, not kar'et. 
Caribbean, kar-ib-be'an, not ka-rib'be-an. 
caricature, kar'i-ka-tur, not kar I-ka-chd&r. 
carmine, kar'min or kar-min'. 
carry, kar ri, not ker'rL 
cartel, car-teF or car tel. 

Carthaginian, kar-tha-jin'i-an, not kar-tharjdn1-«a. 
cartridge, kar'trij, not kat'rij. 
casement, kaz'ment or kas'ment. 
cassimere, kas'si-mer, not kaz'i-mer. 
Cassiopea, kas-si-o-pe'a, not kas-si-o'pe-a. 
Castanet, kas'ta-net or kas-ta-net'. 
castle, kas'l, not kas'tL 
casual, kazh'u-al, not kaz'u-aL So cas'u-iat 
casualty, kazh'u-al-ti, not kazh-u-an-ti. 
catch, kach, not kech. 

catechumen, kat-e-ku'men, not kat-e-chu'men. 
Caucasian, kaw-ka'shan, not kaw-kash'an. 
caudal, kau'dal, not kau'dl. 
cayenne, ka-en', not ki-en' nor kT-an'. 
celibacy, aeri-ba-si or se-lib'a-si. 
cellar, seller, not sul'ler. 
cement {noun)^ sem'ent or se-ment'. 
cement {verb), se-ment', not sem'ent. 
cemetery, semVter-i, not sem'e-tri. 
centenary, sen'te-na-ri, not sen-ten'a-r!. 

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oentrlfugal, sen-trif 'u-gal, ntH sen-tri-fii'gaL 
oentrlpetal, sen-trip'e-tal, not sen-tri-pe'UL 
cephaliOy se-farik, not sef 'al-ik. 
cerate, se'rat, not ser at. 
oerements, ser'nients, not eSr e-ments. 
certain, ser' tin, in/ot sert'n. 
cervine, ser'vin, 7u>t ser'vm. 
chagrin, sha-greu' or sha-giixi'. 
chalcedony, kal-sed'o-ni or kal'se-do-n!. 
chaldron, chawl'drun or chardron. 
chalybeate, ka-lib'e-at, not cha-libVftt 
cham, kam, not cham. 
chamber, cham'ber, not cham'ber. 
chamois, sham'i or sha-moi'. 
champ, champ, not chomp. 
chaos, ka'os, not ka'us, nor cha'op. 
character, kar'ak-ter, not ka-rak'ter. 
characteristic, k&r-ak-ter-is'tik, not krak'ter-ift 

tik. 
chasm, kazm, not kaz'um. 
chasten, chas'n, not chas'n. 
chastisement, chas'tiz-ment, not chas-tlz'ment- 
chemise, she-mez', not she-mes'. 
chemistry, kem'is-tri or kim'is-tri. 
chest, chest, 720/ chist. 
chew, choo, not chu. 
chicanery, she-kan'er-i, not shi-kan'er-i. 
chicken, chick' en, not chick'n nor chickling. 

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child, child, not chil. 

ohildren, chirdren, not chirdunu 

chimera, ki-me'ra, not chi-me'ra. 

chimerical, ki-mer ik-al, not chi-mer ik-al. 

chimney, chim'ni, not chim'li nor chim'blT. 

chimpanzee, chim-pan'ze, not shim-pan'ze. 

Chinese, chi-nez', not chi-nes'. 

chirography, ki-rog'ra-fi, not chi-rog'ra-fT not 

kir-o^'ra-fi. 
chiropodist, ki-rop'o-dist, not chi-rop'o-dist Sc 

chi-rop'o-*dy. 
chisel, chiz el, not chiz'L 
cliivalric, shi-val'rik or shiv'al-rik. 
chl'V alrous, shiv'al-riis, m^ shi-varrus. 
chivalry, shiv'al-ri or chiv'al-ri. 
chloride, klo'rid, not klo'rid. 
chlorine, klo'rin, not klo'iin. 
chocolate, chok'o-lat, not chawk'o-lat. 
Christianity, krist-yan'i-ti or krisrtl-an'i-ti. 
Christmas, kris'mas, not krist'mas. 
chronological, kron-o-loj'ik-al or kr6-iio-loj'ik-aL 
chyle, kil, not chil. * 

cicatrice, sik'a-tris/ not sik'a-trls. 
cinchona, sin-ko'na, not sin-cho'na. 
circuitous, sur-ku'it-us, not sur'kit-us- 
citizen, sit'i-zn, not sit'i-zen. 
civil, siv'il, not siv'l. 
clandestine, klan-des'tin, not klan-des'Un. 

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clangor, klang'gor, not klang'or. So olang^pr* 

ons. 
clapboard, klab'bord, not klab'urd. 
cleanly (adj.\ klen'li. 
cleanly (arfver6), klen'li. 
clerk, klerk or klark. The latter is universal xc 

England, the former in the United States. 
climacteric, kli-mak-ter'ik or kli-mak'ter^ik. 
clinch, klinch, not klench. 
cloth, kldth or klawth. 
cloths, klo^Az or klaw^Az, not kl6ths. 
clothes, "kXbthz, colloquially kloz. 
ooadjutant, ko-ad'ju-tant, hot ko-ad-ju'tant» 
coadjutor, ko-ad-ju tor, not ko-aj'u-tor. 
cobalt, ko'bawlt or ko'bolt. 
cochineal, koch'i-nel, not kdch'i-nSl. 
cockatrice, kok'a-trice, not kok'a-tria ; 

cockswain, kok'swan or kok'sn* 
co-ezist, ko-egz-ist', not ko-eks-ist'. 
coffee, kof'e, not kawTe. 
coffin, kof'in, not kawf'in. 
cognisance, kog'ni-zance or kon'i-zanoew 
cognizant, kog'ni-zant or kan'I-zant. 
colchicum, korki-kum or korciii-kuau 
coliseum, kol-i-se'um, not koA-iz e-um. - 
collation, koHa'shun, not co-ia'shun« 
collusive, kol-lu'siv, not kol-m ziv. 
colon, ko'lon, not ko'ln. 

«i, 8at, loe, Old, Qm, v«>xe, adbd, ftnd* fod, Cl^ &•*, 



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oolportage, corpdrt-4j, not col*pdrt'^'. 
colporter, col'port-er, not col-port'er. 
coltmui, korum, not kory(5om nor koryum. 
oomatose, ko'ma-tos or kom-a-tos'. 
combat (noun and verb)^ kom bat OF kum'bat. 
oombatable^ kom'ba-ta-bl or kum'ba-ta-bl or 

kom-bat'a-bL 
combatant, kom'ba-tant or kum'ba-tant, not kom- 

bat'ant. 
combative, kom'ba-tiv or kum'ba-tiv, not kom- 

bat'iv. So com'bat-ive-neas. 
comely, kum'li, not kdm'li. So come'li*ness. 
commemrarable, kom-men'shdo-ra-bl, not kom- 

xnen'zhoo-ra-bl So com-men-su-ra-bil'l-ty, 

com-men'su-rate, com-men-su-ra'tion. 
comment {vnh and nmtn\ kom'ment, not kom-ment'. 
commiserate, kom-miz'er-at, not kom-mis'er-at. 
commonwealtli, kom'mon-welth or kom-moD^ 

welth'. 
oommunist, kom'mu-nist, not kom-mu'nist. 
comose, ko-mos^ or ko'mos. 
comparable, kom'pa*rarbl, not kom-p4r'a-bL 
compeer, kom-per', not kom'per. 
compensate, kom-pen'sat or kom'pen-sfit. 
compensative, kom-pen'sa-tiv, not kom'pen- 

8a-tiv. 
complaisance, kom-plarzance' or kom'pla-zance, 

not kom-pla'sance. 

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oomplaisant, kom-pla-zant' or kom'plarzant^ nnt 

kom-pla'sant 
oomponent, kom-po'nent, not kom'po-nenti 
composite, kom-poz'it^ not kom'po-zit 
compost, kom'post, not kom'pdst 
compromise, kom'pro-miz, not kom-promHk 
comrade, kom'rad, not kom'rad nor kum'rad* 
concave, kong'kav, not kon'kav. 
concentrate» kon-sen'trat or kon'sen-tr&t. 
concise, kon-sis', not kon-siz'. 
conclusive, kon-klu'siv, not kon-kla'ziv. 
concourse, kong'kors, not kou'kors. 
Concrete (adj, and noun\ kong'kret or kon'kret. 
concubinage, kon-ku'bi-naj, 7u>i kon'ku-bi-naj. 
condemner, kon-dem'ner, not kon-dem'er. 
condemning, kon-dem'ning, not kon-dem'ing. 
condolence, kon-do'lence, not kon'do-lenoe. 
conduit, kun'dit or kon'dit 
confessor, kon-fes'ur or kon'fes-ur. 
confidant, kon-fi-dant', not kon fi-dant. 
confine (notm), konTin or kon-fin'. 
confiscate, kon-fis'kat or kon'fis-kat. 
confluent, kon'ilu-ent, not kon-flu'ent. 
confront, kon>frunt', not kon-front'. 
congenial, kon-jen'i-al or kon-jen'yaL So con 

geniality, 
congruent, kong'gro&-ent, not kon-grdo'ant. Sc 

oon'gru-ence. 

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conjure (to jmietiM magic), kun'jur, not kon'jur. 
connate, kon-nat' or kon'nat. 
ConnoisBeur, kon-nis-sur' or kon-nis-sur'. 
conquer, kong'ker, not kon'ker nor kon'kwet. 
conqueror, kong'ker-er, not kongk'rer. 
conservator, kon'ser-va-tor or kon-ser-va'tor. 
'considerable, kon-sid'er-ii-bl, not kon-sid'ra-bl 
consistory, kon'sis-to-ri or kon-sis'to-ri. 
consols, kon-solz' or kon'solz. 
conspiracy, kon-spir'a-si, not kon-spi'ra-s!. 
construe, kon'strob, not kon-strdo' nor kon'ster. 
consummate (vni), kon-sum'mat or kon'sum-mar. 
consummate (<«(;.), kon-sum'mat, not kon'sum-tnat. 
contemner, kon-tem'ner, not kon-tem'er. So 

con-tem'ning. 
contemplate, kon-tem'plat or kon'tem-plat. 
contemplator, kon tem'pla-tor, or kon'tem-pla- 

tor. 
contents, kon-tents' or kon' tents. 
contour, kon-tobr', not kon'toor. 
contrary, kon'tra-ri, not kon'tii nor kon-tra'rj. 
contribute, kon-trib'ut, not kon'tri-but nor kon- 

trib'ut. 
controvert, kon'tro-vert, not kon-tro-vert'. 
contumacy, kon'tu-ma-si, not kon-tu'ma-si. 
contumely, kon'tu-me-li, not kon-tu'rae-ll. 
convenient, kon-ven'yent or kon-ven'i-ent. So 

convenience. 



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oonversant, kon'ver-sant, not kon-yer'sant. 

ponversely, kon'vers-li or kon-versX 

convex, kon'veksy not kon-veks'. So oonVez-l^ 

convivial, kon-viv'I-al or kon-viv'yaL 

convoy {vab\ kon-voy' ; (n<mii), kon'voy. 

cony, ko'ni, colloquially kun L 

cooper, koop'er or kdbp'er. 

copaiba, ko-pa'ba, not ko-pe'ba. 

coquet (verb), ko-ket', not ko-kwet'. 

coquette {nimn\ ko-ket', not ko-kwet'. 

coquetry, ko-ket'n, not ko'ket-ri. 

coral, kor al, not koVal. 

cordial, kord'yal or kor'di-al. So cordiality. 

corollary, kor ol-la-ri, not ko-rol'la-ri. 

coronal, kor'o-nal or ko-ro'nal. 

oorridor, kor'ri-dor, not kor'ri-dor. 

cone, kors or kors. 

ooruacate, ko-rus'kat or kor'us-k&t. 

corvine, kor'vin, not kor'vm. 

coat, k6st or kawst. So costly. 

costume, kos-tum' or kos'tum. 

coterie, ko-te-re', not ko'te-re nor kdt'er-e. 

cotyledon, kot-i-le'don, not ko-ti-le'don. 

cotyledonous, kot-i-led'on-us or ko-ti-le'don-u& 

coupon, koo'poD, not ku'pon. 

courier, kob'ri-er, not kur'ri-er nor koo'rer, 

courteous, kurt'e-us or kort'yus. 

courtesan, kurt'e-zan, kurt-e-zan' or kort'e-zan. 

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courtesy (a depnasUm ofth» hodty\ kurt'si, noi kurch'L 

covenant, kuy'e-nant, not kov'e-nant. 

covetous, kuv'et-us, not kuv'e-chus. 

ooxvardice, kow'aiMlice, noi kow'ar^dice. 

cranberry, kran'ber-ri, not kram'bn. 

Craunch, kranch, not krawnch. 

credence, kre'dence) not kred'ence. 

creek, krek, not krik. 

crept, kropt, not krep. 

crinoline, krin'o-lin or krin'o-lln. 

crocodile, krok'o-dil, not krok'o-dO. 

crouch, krowch, not krd&ch. 

crude, krdod, not krud. 

cruel, krob'el, not kru'el. 

cruise (to aaU to andjro\ kro&z, not knS&s. 

crupper, krup'er or krd6p'er. 

cruse, krobs, not krooz. 

cucumber, ku'kum-ber, not kow'kum-ben 

cuirass, kwe-ras' or kwe'ras. 

culinary, ku'li-na-ri, not kuri-na-rl. 

ciipcla, ku'po-la, not ku pa-lo. 

curator, ku-ra'tor, not ku'ra-tor. 

current, kur'rent, not kurnt. 

cursed (adj.\ kur'sed, not kurst. 

curtain, kur'tin, not kurt'n. 

cushion, kdosh'un, not kwish'un. 

Cyclopean, si-klo-pe'an, not si-klo'pe-an. 

cynosure, si'iio-shdor or sin'onshobr. 

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daguerreotype, da-ger'o-tlp, not darg^r'e-o-tlp. 
dahlia, dal'ya or daFja. 
damning, dam'ning, not dam'ing. 
dandelion, dan'de-li-on or dan-de-li'6n, not dan 

de-lin. 
Daniab, dan'ish, not dan'ish. 
data, da ta, not da ta. 
daub, dawb. not dob. 
daunt, dant, not dawnt. 
deaf, def, not def. So deafen, 
decade, dek'ad, not dek-ad'. 
decadence, de-ka dence. not dek'a-dence. 
decantation, de-kan-tA'shun or dek-an-ta'shun. 
declarative, de-klar a-tiv, not de-kULr'a-tiv. 
decorous, de-ko'rus or dek'o-rus. 
decrepit, de-krep'it, not de-krep'id. 
defalcate, de-farkat, not def al-kat nor de-fawl 

kat. 
defalcatioUf de-fal-ka'shun or def-al-ka'shun* 
deficit, Qeri-ftit, not de-fis'it. 
defile (luwn), de-fil' or de'fil. 
delivery, de-liv'er-i, not de-liv'ri. 
demise, de-miz', not de-mis'. 
demonstrate, de-mon'strat or dem'on-strat 
demonstration, dem-on-^tra'shun, riot de-moo- 

stra'shun. 

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demoiutrative, de^ mon'strartiv, not dem'oQ-i>tra- 

tiv. 
demonstratori dem'on-stra-tur, not de-mou' itrs* 

tur. 
denationalize^ de-nash'un-al-iz, not de-na'shiin* 

al'iz. 
denudation, den-u-da'shun or de-nu-da'shun. 
dennnciatei de-nun'shi-at, not de-nun'shat. 
depends, de-pends', not de-penz'. 
deposition, dep-o-zish'un or de-po-sizh'un. 
depot, de-po' or da-po', hut commonly de'po. 
depreciate, de-pre'shi-at, not de-pre'shat. 
depths, depths, not deps nor debths. 
deputy, dep'u-ti, not deb'u-ti. 
derelict, der'e-likt, not der-e-likt'. 
dereliction, der-e-lik'shun, not der-e-lek'shun. 
derisive, de-ri'siv, not de-ri'zTv. 
desiccate, de-sik'kat or des'ik-kat. 
design {noun and verh\ de-sin' or de-zin'. 
designate, des'ig-nat, not dez'ig-nat. 
desist, de-sist', not de-zist'. 
desolate, des'o-lat, not dez'o-lat. So des-ola- 

tion. 
desperado, des-pe-ra do, not des-pe-ra'da 
despicable, des'pi-ka-bl, not des-pik'a-bl. 
dessert, dez-zert', not dez'ert 
destine, des'tin, not des'tin. 
desultory, des'ul-to-ri, not de-zult'o-rL 

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detail (MMm), de't&l or de-t&l' ; {wb), de-t&l'. 

detestation, det-es-ta'shun or de-ten-ta'shun 

devastate, dev as-tat or de-vas'tat 

devil, dev'l, not dev'il. 

dew, du, not dob. 

disBresis, dr-er'e-«is, not di-e-re'sis tier di-e're-sia 

dialogue, dra-Iog, not df a*lawg. 

diamond, df a-mund or dfrnond. 

diatribe, di'a-trib, not di-at'ri-be. 

didactio, di-dak'tik, not di-dak'tik. 

different, differ-ent, not difrent. 

differentiate, dif-ier-en'shi-at, not dif-fer-en'shAt 

diffuse {adj.\ dif-fus',no<dif-fuz'. 

diffusive, dif-fu'siv, not dif-fu'rfv. 

digression, di-gresh'un, not di-gresh'un. 

dilapidate, di-Iap'i-dat, not dl-lap'i-d&t. 

dilate, di-lat' or di-lat\ 

dilemma, (iMem'ma or di-lem'ma. 

dimension, di-men'shun, not di-men'shun. 

diocesan, di-os'e-san or di-o-se'saxu 

diocese, dfo-ses or dfo-ses. 

diorama, di-o-ra ma or di-o-ra'ma. 

diphtheria, dif-the'ri-a, nx)t dip-tbe'ri-a. 

diphthong, diphthong or dif 'thong. 

diploma, di-plo'ma, not di-plo'ma. 

diplomacy, di-plo'ma-si, not dip'Io-ma-gf. 

diplomatic, dip-lo-mat'ik, not di-plo-mat'ik. 

diplomatist, di-plo'ma-tist, not di-plo'ma-tist. 

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direct, di-rekt', not di-rekt' nor drekt 

disable, dis-a'bl or diz-a'bL 

disarm, diz-arm', not dis-arm'. 

disaster, diz-as'ter, not dis-as'ter. 

disband, dis-band' or diz-band'. 

disburden, dis-bur'dn or diz-bu/dn. 

disburse, dis-burse' or diz-burse'. 

discern, diz-zern', not disHsern'. So dis-cem'- 

ment. 
discourteous, dis-kurt'e-us, not dis-kort'e-us. 
discoverer, dls-kuv'er-er, not dis-kuv'rer. 
Cliscovery, dis-kuv'er-i, not dis-kuv'ri. 
liiscrepance, dis'kre-pance or dis-krep'ance. Sc 

discrepancy, discrepant, 
disdain, diz-dan', no^ dis-dan'. 
disease, diz-ez\ not dis-ez". 
disfranchise, dis-fran'chiz, nt^ dis-fran'chiz. 
disgorge, dis-gorj' or diz-goij'. 
disgrace, dis-grace' or diz-grace'. 
disguise, dis-^z' or diz*^z'. 
disgust, dis-gust' or diz-gust'. 
dishabille, dis-ha>bil', not dis-ha-bel'. 
dishevelled, di-shev'ld, not dis-hev'ld. 
dishonest, diz-on'est, not dis-on'est. So diS' 

hon'or, dls-hon'or-a-ble, dis-hon'es-ty. 
disinterested, disrin'ter-est-ed or diz-in'ter-est- 

ed, not dis-in-ter-est'ed. 
disjoin, dis-join' or diz-join'. 

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disjoint, dis-joint' or diz-joint'. 
dlsjunotiye, dis-junc'tiv or diz-junc'tiv. 
dislike, dis-lik' or diz-lik'. 
dislodge, dis-loj' or diz-loj'. 
disloyal, dis-loy'al or diz-Ioy'al. 
dismantle, dis-man'tl or diz-man'tL 
dismast,' dis-mast' or diz-mast'. 
dismay, dis-ma or diz-ma . 
dismember, dis-mem'ber or diz-memlber. ' 
dismiss, dis-mis' or diz-mis'. 
dismount, dis-mownt' or diz-mownt'. 
disoblige, dis-o-bUj', not dis-o-blej'. 
disorder, dis-or'der or diz-or'der. 
disorganize, dis-or'gan-iz or diz-or'gan-iz 
diso'wn, dift-on' or diz-5n'. 
dispossess, dis-poz-zes', not dis-pos-ses'. 
disputable, dis'pu-ta-bl, not dis-pu'ta-bL 
disputant, dis'pu-tant, not dis-pu'tant. 
disrobe, dis-rob' or diz-rob'. 
disruption, dis-rup'shun or diz-rup'shun. 
dissemble, dis-sem'bl, not diz-zem'bl. 
dissociate, dis-so'shi-at, not dis-so'shat 
dissolve, diz-zolv', not dis-solv'. 
dissyllable, dis-sil'la-bl or dis'sil-la-bL 
distich, dis'tik, not dis'tich. 
district, dis'trikt, not de'strikt. 
divan, di-van', not di'van. 
'divaricate, di-var'i-kat, not di-v&rl-kat. 

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direrge, di-verj', not di-verj'. 

dlTerse, di' verse, viot di- verse'. So diVerse-ly 

divert, di-vert', not di-vert'. 

divest, di-vest', not di-vest'. 

divulge, di-vulj'. not di-vulj'. 

do, doo, not diob. 

docile, dos'Tl, not do'ffll. 

does, duz, not do&z. 

dog, dog, not dawg. 

dolorous, ddro-niR, not dolo-rus. 

domain, do-man', not do'man. 

domicile, dom'i-sTl, not dom'T-sil. 

dominie, doml-ni, not do'mi-nT. 

donative, don'a-tiv, not do'na-tiv. 

donkey, dong'ki, not dung'ki. 

Dorio, dor'ik, no^ do'rik. 

dost, dust, not dost. 

doth, duth, not doth. 

drama, dra'ma or dram'a. 

dramatist, dramVtist, n<A dra'martist. 

draught,^ draft, not drawt 

drawers, draw'erz, not draw'uz nor draws. ) 

drollery, drol'er-i, not drol'er-i. 

dromedary, drum'e-da-ri, not drom'e-da-rl. 

dross,* dros, not draws. 

drow^n, drown, not drownd. 

drowned, drownd, not drowr/ded. 

Druid, droo'id, not dru'id. 

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daoat, duk'at, not du'kat. 

ductile, duk'tn, not duk'til. 

duet, du-et', not d(5c)-et'. 

duke, duk, not d6ok. 

duress, du'res or du-res'. 

duty, du'tl, not d<5&'ti. 

dwarfii (n. pi,\ dwawrfs, not dwawrvz. 

dynasty, dfnas-ta or din'as-ti. 

dysentery, dis'en-ter-i, not diz'en-ter-L 



E. 

early, er'li, not &r'll. 

eastward, eastward, not eastward. 

6clat, a-kla or e-kla', n<^ e-klaw'. . 

economical, e-ko-nom'!-kal or ek-o-nom'l kal. 

educate, ed'u-kat, not ed'i-kat. So ed-u-ca'tion 

e'er, 4r, not er. 

effort, ef 'furt or effort. 

effrontery, ef-frunt'er-i, not ef-front'er-i. 

©«& epr, not ag. 

egotism, e'go-tizm or eg'o-tizm. So egotist. 

egregious, e-gre'jus or e-gre'ji-us. 

either, e'^Aer or f^er. 

eleemosynary, el-e-moz'i-na-ri, not el-e-mosl- 

na-ri. 
elegiac, e-le jT-ak or el-e-jf ak. 
BiAp]iantine, el-e-fan'tin, not el-e-fan'tin. 

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eleven, e-lev'n, not levn. 
XSlizabethan, e-lizVbeth-an or e-liz-a-beth'ao* 
elm, elm, not erum. 
elusive, e-lu'siv, not e-lu'ziv. 
Znysiam, e-lizh'i-um, not e-liz'i-um. 
emaciate, e-ma'sbi-at, not. e-ma'shat 
emendation, em-en-da'shun, not e-men-da'shuik 
emolliate, e-morii-at or e-moryat. 
emollient, e-moryent, not e-morii-ent 
empiric (mmn), em-pir'ik or em'pir-ik. 
empyrean, em-pi-re'an or em-pir'e-an. 
encore, ong-kor', not ong'kor. 
endive, en'div, not en'div. 
enervate, e-ner vat, not en'er-vat 
enfranchise, en-fran'chiz, not en-fraa'chiB. 
engine, en jin, not en jin. 
enginery, en jin-ri, not en jin-ri. 
engross, en-gros', not en-gros' nor en-graws'. 
ennni, an-we' or ong-we', not ong'we. 
enunciate, e-nun'shi-at, not e-nun'shat. Sc 

e-nun-ci-a'tion. 
envelope (noim), en've-ldp or ang've-lop. 
environs, en-vi'runz or en'vi-runz. 
ephemeral, e-fem'er-al, not ef-fem'er-al. 
epicurean, ep-i-ku-re'an, not ep-I-ku're-an. 
epistle, e-pis'l, not e-pis'tl. 
epixootio, ep-i-zo-ot'ik, not ep-i-z6c/tik. So 
epoch, ep^ok or e'pok. [ep-i-zo'ot-y. 






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equable, e'kwa-bl or ek'wa-bl. 

equanimity, e-kwa-niml-ti, not ek-kwa-niml-tl 

equation, e-kwa'shun, not e-kwa'zhun. 

equatorial, e-kwa-to'ri-al, not ek-wa-to'ri-aL 

equerry, ek'wer-ri or e-kwer'ri. 

equinox, e'kwi-noks, not ek'wi-noks. So e-qui^ 

noo'tiaL 
equipage, ek'wi-pej, not e-kwip'ej. 
equipoise, e'kwi-poiz, not ek'wi-potz. 
erasure, e-ra'zhur, nat e-ra'shur. 
ere, 4r, not er. 
ermine, er'min, not er'min. 
err, er, not er. 

errand, er'rand, not ar'ant nor er'rand. 
erratum, er-ra'tum, not er-ra'tum. So er-ra'ta 
erring, er'ring or er'ring. 
erudite, er <5o-dit, not er'u-dit 
erysipelas, er-i-sip'e-las, not ir-i-sip'e-las. 
espionage, es'pe-o-n^j or es'pe-o-nazh. 
esquire, es-kwir , ivot es-kwAr'. 
essayist, es'sa-ist or es-sa'ist. 
etiquette, etl-ket, not et'i-kwet 
European, ti-ro-pe'an, not u-ro'pe-an. 
evangelical, e-van-jeri-kal or ev-an-jari-kaL 
evasive, e-va'siv, not e-va'ziv. 
every, ev'er-I, not ev'ri. 
eicacerbate, egz-as'er-baty Tiot eks-a-ser'bat. 
exact, egz-akt', not eks-akt'. 

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exaggerate, egz-aj'er-at, not eks-aj'er-At 
ezaltp egz-aw\t , not eks-awlt'. 
ezamine, egz-am'm, not eks-am'm. 
example,* egz-am'pl, not eks-am'pl. 
exasperate, egz-as'per-at, not ekR-as'per-aii 
excellent, eks'sel-lent, not eks'lent. 
excise, eks-siz', not eks'siz. 
exciseman, eks-siz'man, not eks'sls-man. 
exclusive, eks-cIu'sTv, not eka-clu'ziv. 
excretive, eks-kre'tiv or eks'kre-tiv. 
excretory, eks-kre'to-ri or eks'kre-to-n, 
excruciate, eks-kroo'shi-at, not eks-kroo'shftt. 
excursion, eks-kur'skun, not eks-kur'zhun. 
executive, egz-ek'u-tiv, not eks-ek'u-tiv. 
e'xecutor, egz-ek'u-tor, n<a eks-ek'u-tor. So 

ec'u-trix. 
exemplar, egz-em'plar, not eks-em'plar. 
exemplary, egz'em-pla-ri, not egz-em'pla-rL 
exemplify, egz-em'plT-fi, nfit ek8-em'pli-fi. 
exempt, egz-emt', not eks-emt'. 
exert, egz-ert', not eks-ert'. 
exhale,* egz-har commonly eks-hal'. 
exhaust,'" egz-hawst', commonly egz-awst'. So 

ex-haust'ion ; ex-haust'ive. 
exhibit,* egz-hib'it, commonly egz-ib'it. So ea- 

hib'i-to-ry. 
exhibition, eks-hi-bish'un, not egz-i-bish'uiL 

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exhilarate,* egz-hira-rat, commonly egz-ir»-r*t 
exhort,* egz-bort', cmnmonly egz-ort'. So 

hort'er. 
exhortation, eks-hor-t&'shun, nst egz-or-WshuiL 
exhume,* egz-hum', commonly eks-htlm'. 
exile (iMwn), eks'il ; exile («»«), eks'il or egs-IL'. 
exist, egz-ist', not ek^-ist'. 
exonerate, egz-on'er-&t, not eks-on'er-fit. 
exorbitant, egz-or'bi-tant, not eks-or'bi-tant 
exorcise, eks'or^iz, not eke-or'slz. 
exordium, egz-or'di-um, not eks-or'di-um. 
exoteric, ek$w>t^r'ik, not eks-ot'eMk. 
expatiate, eks-pa'shi-fit, not eks-pa'sh&t. 
expert (fioim), eks'pert or eks-pert'; {ad3,\ eki- 

pert'. 
expiration, eks-pT-ra'shun, not eks-pi-ra'shun. 
expletive, eks'ple-tiv, not eks-ple'tiv. 
explicable, eks'pli-ka-bl, not ex-plik'a-bl. 
exploit, eks-ploit', not eks'ploit. 
explosive, eks-plo'siv, not eks-plo'ziv. 

* According to a rule given by the Dictionaries, **« 
ha« the sound of gz when it ends an unaccented syllable 
and the next syllable is accented and begins with a vowel 
or the letter A.'* But when this syllable begins with 
the letter A, it is almost the universal custom, in opposi- 
tion to the Dictionaries, either to drop the sound of A, giv- 
ing a^he sound of gz^ or, if the sound of A be retained, to 
give to X the sound of ks ; thus exhaust is commonly pro- 
'^ounced egz-atotf^ and exhak, eibs-Ad/'. 

). Cut, Iee« 81d, flue. <m»z«, r^bcl, itnd, 0nd, HI, ttn. 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 88 

ejq^aneut, eks-po'nent, rmi eks'po-nent 
expurgate, eks-pur gat or eks'pur-gat. 
eaq;>argator, eks-pur'gartor or eks'pur-ga-tor. 
eaS^ttislte, eks'kwi-zit, not eks-kwiz'it 
extant, eks tant» not eks-tant'. 
extempore, eks-tem'po-re, not eks-tem'pdr. 
extirpate, eks-ter'pat or eks'ter-p&t. So extlr" 

pator« 
extol, eks-tdr, n0t eks-tor. 
extra, eks'tra, not eka'tii. 
extraordinary, eks-tror'di-na-ri or eks-tra-or'^- 

narri. 
extrude, eks-tn^d", not eks^trud'. 
exaberant, egz-yoo'ber-ant, not eks-y(5&'ber-aDt. 

So ex*u'ber-ance. 
exude, eks-ud\ not egz»ud'. 
exult, egz-ult'y not eks-ult'. 
eyry, ArHf, not fri. 



F. 

fiibrlc, f&b'rik, not fa'brik. 

facade, fa-sad' or fa-sad'. 

faoile, fas'il, not fas'il. 

liao-eimile, fak-sim'i-le, not fak-sirn'O. 

factory, fak'to-ri, not fak'tri. 

falchion, fawrchun or fawl'shun, not farchun^ 

falcon, faw'kn, not f&rkn. So fal'con-er. 

Up* avm^f4i«« ow^l« <^-«n, tb-in, fet, «li-opt li-«r 



84 PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK, 

famiUaxity. farmii-yi-dr'i-tl or farmil-y&r'i-tL 

far, far, not fur. 

farina, fa-rfna or fa-re'na. 

faro, fir'o, not f ar'o nor fa'ro. 

farrago, f ar-ra'go, not f ar-ra'go. 

faucet, faw'set, not fas'et. 

favorite, fa'vor-It, not fa'vor-it 

fealty, fe'al-ti, not fel'ti. 

febrile, fe'bril or feb'ril. 

February, feb'roo-a-ri, not feb'fl-a-rl not feb'f* 

wer-rT. 
fecund, fek'und, not fe'kund. 
fecundate, fek'un-dat or fe-kun'd&t 
feme-covert, fem-kuv'ert, not fem-k<55-vert'. 
feme-sole, fem-sor or fam-sdr, not fem-sdl'. 
feminine, fem'!-nin, not fem'i-nin. 
feofi^ fef, not fe'of nor fef. 
ferrule (a ring\ fer'ril or fer'nSbL 
fertile, fer'til, not fer'til. 
ferule (a TyU\ fer'il or fer'dol. 
fetid, fet'id, not fe'tid. 
fideUty, f T-del'i-ti, not fi-dell-tL 
fiduciary, f i-du'shi-a-ri, not fi-du'sha-A 
fierce, fence, not furce. 
figure, tig'yur, not fig'ur. So fig'ured. 
film, film, not firum. 
finale, fe-na'le, not fi'nal. 
finance, fi-nance', not ffnance. So fl-nan'biaL' 

», tet, Ie«, 6Id, «••, Cose, ad6<l, ttnd, ind^ fit* ttn, 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 86 

financier, fin-an-ser', not f i-naa-sei^. 

fineBse, fe-nes', not f i-nes'. 

flaccid, flak'sid, not flas'id. 

flageolet, flaj-o-let', not flaj-e-o-let\ 

flaunt, fiant, not flawnt. 

fle^v, flu, not floo. 

Florentine, flor'en-tm or flor'en-tia, mA flor- 

en-ten. 
florid, flor'id, not flo'rid. 
florin, ilor'in, not flo'rin. 
florist, flo'rist, not flor'ist. 
fcDticide, fet'i-8id, not fet'i-sid. 
folio, fbl'i-o or fol'yo. 
for, for, not fur. 

forbade, for-bad', notSov-hSA', 
forecastle,^ ^r'kas-1, not fok'a-sL 
forefather, for ^^Aer or for-fa'^Aer. 
forehead, for'ed or for'hed. 
forest, for'est, not for'ist. 
forge, forj, not fawrj. 
forgery, fbrj'er-i, not for'jer-I nor fawjt^ 
forget, for-get', noi for-git'. 
formidable, fc:'nii-da-bl, not for-mid'a-bL 
forray, for'ra or for-ra . 
forthwith, forth-with' or forth-wK^'. 
fortnight, fort'nit or fort'nit. 
fortress, for tres, not iort'res. 
forward, for ward, not for urd. 

fipt iinn» ikf% ow-l* fA-en, th*lii, §et, eh^op, h-«r< 



M PRONOUNCING BANDBOOtL 

fountain, fown'tin, not fownf n. 

fracas, fra'kus, not frarca'. In England the 

is preferred. 
fragile, fraj'fl, not fraj'lL 
fragmentary, frag'ment-a-ri, not frag'inent'a-ii 
franchise, fran'chiz, not fran'chiz. 
frankincense, frank^in-eense or frank4B'Mns8* 
fraternize, fra-ter niz^ not fra'ter-niz. 
fratricide, frat'ri-sid, not fra'tri-sid. 
friends, frendz, not frenz. 
friendship, frend'ship, not fren'ehip. 
frontier, fron'ter or frun'ter. 
frontispiece, front'is-pes, not fronf is-p^ 
frost,^ frost or frawst 
froth,* froth or frawth. 
frugal, froo'g^l, not frii'gL 
fruit, fro&t, not frut 
frichsia, fd'shi-a or fobk'd-a. 
fugue, fug, not fuj. 
fulcrum, f&rcrum, not fd&rcrum. 
folsome, ^rsum, not ibbrsum. 
furniture, fur'nitry<3<l>r, coUoqtMly, far'ni«^b<S^< 
fusil {adj.), fu'zil, not fu'sil. 
futile, fu til, not fu'til 



^t« I«e» 51df Ope* d&aat Cdbdy lUidf ind« ni» Any 



BRONoaNcma bandbook. «7 



tSBAxiABjt gan-sa' or g&n'sa. 

gallant (auentive to knHfs)^ gal-^l&iit' or gallant'* 

gallows, gal'lus, not gal'l6sL 

galoche, ga-losh' or garlosl^'. 

gamboge, gam-booj' or gam?bqj'f 

gangrene, gan^gren, mt gan'gren. 

gape, gap or g&p, nd gap. So gap'ing. 

garden, gardn, not gar den. 

garrulous, g^rnSo-lus, not gar' j<K>-lii8. 

gas, gas, not gas nQr g&z, 

gaseoae^ gaz'erus, not gaa'e-as. 

gasometer, gaz-om'^-ter, not gag-om'eter. 

gather, gat&'er, not geth'er. 

gaunt, gant, not gawnt. So gaunt'let. 

genealogy, jen-e-aro-ji or je-ae-al'o-ji. So 

ealog ioalf geiiesil'ogist. 
generally, jen'er-al-li, not jen'rul-li. 
genial, jen i-al, not jen'yal. 
genius (inborn jitaiitif)^ jdn'yus or je'ni-us. 
genius (« tpirU\ je'm-us, not jenyus.' 
Gentile, jen'til, not jen'til. 
gentlemen, jen'tl-men, not jen'tl-mun. 
genuine, jen'u-m, not jen'u-io. 
geography, je-og'ra-fi, not jog'ra-fi. 
geometry, je-om e*tri, not jom'e-trL 
gerund, jSr'und, not je'rund. 

ttPt anut §iu9t ow«It </U«b« tbfftit i«t, 0li*«Pff 



S8 PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 

get» get, not git. 

gherkin, gur'kin, no^ jur kin. 

ghoul, gool, not gowl. 

giaour, jowr, not joor. 

gibberish, gib'er-ish, no/ jib'er-ish. So gib'bei: 

gibbet, jib'et, not gib'et. 

gibbous, gib'us, not jib'us. 

gigantean, ji-gan-te'an, not ji-gan'te-au. 

giraffe, ji-raf or zhe-raf , not ji-raT. 

glacial, gla'sbi-al or gla'shal. 

glacier, gWi-er, not gla'ser. 

gladiator, glad'i-a-tur, not gla di-a-tur. 

glisten, glis'n, not glis'tn. 

Gk>d, god, not gawd. 

golden, gold'n, not gold' en. 

gondola, gon' do-la, not gon-do'la. 

gone, gon or gawn. 

gooseberry, gooz'ber-ri, not g(3os'ber-rL 

Gordian, gor'di-an, not gord'yan. 

gorgeous, gor jus, not gor je-us. 

gosling, goz'ling, not gawz'ling. 

gospel, gos'pel, not gaws'peL 

got, got, not gut. 

Gothamite, go'tham-it or goth'am-it. 

gouge {noun and verb\ gOWJ or gOOJ. 

gourd, gord or goord. 

government, guv'ern-ment^ not guv'er-munt. 

"'ovemor, guv'em-ur, not guv'nur. 

"4t« Ice, Sid, ilse, owoe, B^bd, &nd, Sndy nif ttn^ 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK, 3d 

gown, gown, not gownd nor g&oon. 

granary, gran'a-ri, not gran'a-n. 

grandmother, grand'mu^A-er, not gran'mu2V«^ 

So grand'fa-ther, &c. 
gratis, gra tis, not gra tis. 
gravel, grav'el, not grav'l. 
grease {liovui)^ gres, not grez. 
grease (vef»), grez, no^ gres. So greased, gree* • 

ing, greas'y. 
grew, groo, not gru. 
grievous, grev'us, not grfivT-us. 
grimace, gn-m&ce , no/ grim'&ce. 
grimalkin, gri-markin, not gri-mawrkin. 
grimy, grfmi, not griml. 
grindstone, giind'ston, coUoqaiaUy^ grin'stOn. 
grisly, griz'lT, nof gris'lT. 
groat, grawt, not grot 
grovel, grov'l, not grov'el. 
guardian, gardl-an, not gar-den' nor gar'jan. 
guava, gwa va, not gwaw'va nor gwa'va. 
gnbernatorial, gu-ber-narto'ri-al, not gub-ei 

to'ri-al. 
gnerdon, ger'dun, not gwer'dun. 
guild, gild, not gild. 
guillotine, gil-o-ten', not gil'o-tin. 
gum-arabio, gum-ar'a-bik, not gum-a-ra^bik. 
gums, gnmz, not go&mz. 
gunwale* gun'el or gun'wal. 

llPt sn>» . tkfi owtalt (A*en, th-tat S«t, eh-ovs 



10 PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 

gntta-i>ero]ia, gut'ta-per cha, not guf tar-pw^ca. 
gymnaaium, jim-na'zi^un\ or jim-na'zhl-tuxL 

gypaum, jip'sum, not gip'sum. 



baloyon, h6rrf-un or h&rshi-un. 

hal^ haf, not haf. 

halfpenn^i ha pen-ni, harpen-ni, or h&p'en-nl. 

halibut, hol'i-but or h&H^but In England l!ie 

latter is preferred. 
halve, hav, not h&v. 
handbook, hand'bdbk, not han'bdbk. 
handful, hand'fd&l, not han'fd&l. 
handkerchiefa, hang'ker-chifs, not hang'k«r^ 

chevz. 
haraaa, har'as, not ha-ras'. 
harem, hfi'rem, not h&r'em« 
haalet, has'let or ha slet 
hasten, has'n, not h&s'tn. 
hannch, hanch, not hawnch. 
haunt, hant, not hawnt. 
heard, herd, not herd. 
hearth, harth, not berth, except in poetry. 
heather, he^A'or or heth'er. In Scotland the word 

is always pronounced heiVer. 
heaven, hev'n, not hev'un. 

S tet, !«•« 51d« Am, A»a«, Bd64L« ftadt tad, nif Itai, 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK, 41 

Hebe, he'be, not heb. 

hegira, he-ji'ra or hej'i-ra. In England hej'i-ra is 

preferred 
height, hit, not hith. 

heinous, ha nus, not hfin'yus nor he'niu. 
heliotrope, be'li-o-trop, not heri-o-trop. 
Hellenio, hel-len'ik or hel-le'nik. 
helot, hel'ot or he'lot. 
hemistich, hem'i-stik, not hem'i-stich* 
herb, erb or herb. So herb'age, herfi'y. 
herbaceous, her-ba'shus, not her-ba'se-us. 
Herculean, her-cu'le-an, not her*cu-le'an. 
hereof, her-of or her-ov'. 
herewith, her-with' or her-wi<A'. 
heroine, her'o-in, not h^r'o-m worhe'ro-ih. 
heroism, her'o^izm, not he'ro-izm. 
hesitate, hez'i-tat, not hesTtat. 
hibernate, hi'ber-nat, not hi-ber'nat 
hiccough, hik'up or hik'kof. 
hideous, hid'e-us, not he jus nor hij'u& 
highwayman, hiVa-man, not hi-wa'man. 
hilarity, hi-lar'i-tif or hi-lar i-tf. So hila'rious. 
Hindoo, hin-d(5?)' or hin'd6b. 

hippopotamus, hip-po-pot'a-mus, nof hip-po-po- 

ta'mus. 
hirsute, her-sut', not her'sut 
history, his'to-ri, not his'trif. 
hollyhock, hol'li-hock, not hol'U-hawk. 

tip, arm, f&re, ow-1, <A.«n, th-ln, Set, eh-op, li*e 



42 PRONOUNCJNQ HANDBOOK. 

holm, horn or holm. ^ 

hoIooauBt, holVkawst, not hd'lo-kawst. 

homage, hom'aj, not om'aj. 

homely, hom'li, 7u>t hum']!. 

homestead, hom'sted, not hom'stid. 

homcBopathy, ho-me-op'a-tM, not ho'me*o* 
path-!. 

homogeneous, ho-mo-je'ne-us, noi hom'o-je* 
ne-u8. 

honest, on'est, not on'ist. 

hoop, hoop or hd6p. 

horiaon, ho-ri'zun, not hor'i-zn. 

horrid, hor'id, not hawr id. So hor'ri-ble. 

horseradish, horse' rad-ish, not horse'red-ish. 

horologe, hor'o-loj or hor'o-15j. 

hospitable, hos'^i-ta-bl, not hos-pit'a-bl. 

hospital, hos'pi-tal, not os'p!-tal, nor haws'pi-tl. 

hostage, hos'tftj, not haws'taj. 

hostile, hos'til, not hos-tH nor haws'tH 

hostler, os'ler or hSs'ler, not haws'ler. In Eng^ 
land os'ler only is approved, 

hound, hownd, not hown. 

housewife, huz'w!f or hows' wif. So house'* 
wifery. 

hovel, hov'el, not huv'el. 

hover, huv'er, not hdv'er. 

humble, hum'bl or mu'ble. The latter is pre- 
ferred in England. 

"«ti lee, 51d, Use, 4oxe, sdbd. Sad* Snd, Dl, ttut 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOaK. 43 

humor, yu'mur or hu'mur. So hn'morouB, hu'- 
moriat. Smart says, humor On the aenm of miwa*. 

lire or fluid of the animal body\ U'mor (in other seDaes). 

hundred, hun'dred, not hun'durd. 

hungry, hung'gri, not hung'ger-i. 

hurrah, hoor-ra", not hur-raw', 

huaaar, hdoz-zar', not huz-zar'. 

hustle, hus'l, not hiis'tl, 

huB'wife, huz'if or huz'wif. 

huzza, h(56-za', not huz-a'. 

hydatid, hfda-tid or indVtid. 

hydropathy, hi-drop'a-thi, not hi'dro-path-L So 

hy-drop'a-thist. 
hygiene, hi ji-en or brjen. 
hymeneal, hi-me-ne'al, not hi-me'ne-al. 
hyxnned, himd or him'ned. So hjrm'ning.* 
hyperl^ole, hi-per'bo-le, not hi'per-bol. 
hypoohondriao, hip-o-kon'dri-ak, not hi-po- 

chon'dri-ak. 
hypocrisy, hi-pok'ri-si, not hi-pok'ri-si. So h>^ 

po-oritlrcaL 
hypothenu89» hi»potli'e-nus, not hi-poth'e-nuz. 
hypothetic, hi-po-thet'ik or hip-o-thet'ik. 
hypothetical, hl-po-thet'ik-al, not hip-o-thet'ik-al 
hyssop, his'up ojr hiz'up. 



flP9 iinm» ikrm» •^r-U «A*«n, tl&«fn» 9«C, ttb^op. h- 



44 PMONOaNCINQ BANDBOOK. 

I. 

idea, i-de'ft) notirAe', 

ideal, i-de'al, not i-del". 

idol, i'dol, not i'dL 

idyl, fdil, not id'iL 

ignominioiia, ig^no^minl-us, not ig-no-min'jQ^. 

ignoramus, ig-no-ra'mus, not ig-no-ra'mus, 

illoaive, il-lu'siv, not il-lu ziv. 

illuBtrate, il-lus'trat, not irius-tr&t. So U-^ui'- 

trat-ed, il-loa'traptive, tt-lua'tra-tor, 
imagery, im'ftj-ri or im'a-jer-i. 
imbecile, im-be-ser, im'be-silf or im-bea'il, 
imbrue, im-brdo', not im-bru'. 
immediate, im-me'dl-at, not im-me'j&t, 
immortality, im-mor-tari-tl, not im-sOier^tol'i-^l. 
impartiality, im-par-shi-al'i-ti or im-pparHBhai'i-^ 
impetus, im'pe-tus, not im-pe'tus, 
impiously, im'p!-us-li, not im-prus-11 
implacable, inp-pla'karbl, not im*plak'a-bL 
importune, im-por-tun', not izn-por'tilii. ' 

imposter, im-pds'ter, not im-paws'ter. 
imposthume, im-pds'tum or im-post'hilm. 
impotence, im'po-tence, not im-po'tence. So 

im'po-tent. 
imprimatur, im-pri-ma'tur, not im-pn-ma'tiir. 
improvise, im-pro-viz', not im'pro-viz, 
inamorata, in-am-o-ra'ta, not in-am-o-r^'^ta. 

^«t. Ice* Sid, Cm, ooz«, gd64« ftndt (Mud. 01, l^n% 



t^RONQCNCING HANDBOOK. 45 

inangnrate, in-au'gu-rat, not in-au'gur-at 
inohoatei ing'ko-&t or in'koat 
InchoatiTe, in-koVtiv, not in-cho'a-Hy. 
UloiaiT*, in-id'siv, not in-si'ziv. 
inoisor, in-si'sor or inHsi'zor. 
inclnsiTe, in-klu'siv, not in-klu'ziv. 
InoommAiiattrable, in-koin-men'8h<3&''ra-bl, not 

in-koin-men'zh<5&-rarbL 
incommeiuiarate, in-koin4nen'sh<^r&t, not in- 

kom-men'zhd5-rat. 
inoomparable» in-kom'parra'bly not iii-kom*pAr'* 

a-bl. 
Inoonvenienoe, in-koa-ven'yenee or m-kon«Td'« 

ni-ence. So in-oon->veii'ieiit. 
increase (n^nn), in'kres or in-kres'. 
increment, in'kre-ment or ing'kre^ioent 
incubate, in'ku-bfit or ing'ku-bat. 
incubus, in'ku-bus or ing'ku-bua. 
indeccrua^ m>de-ko'rus or in-dek^o-rus. 
Indian, ind'yan or in'di*an, not in'jun. 
ixtdicatiTe,*^ in-dikVtiv, not ia'di-ka-tiv. 
indicatory, in'di-ka-to-ri, not in-dikVto^il 
indigenouc, in-dij'e-nus, not in-dig'e-nua. 
indisputable, in-dis'pu^ta-bl, not in-dia^pu'ta-bl. 
individual, in-di-vid'ii-al, not in*di-vid'oo-aL 

* When used in the general sense of thowing or point- 
ing outf Smart pronounces this word in'di<a4ive^ but in 
Its grammatical sense he pronounces it inrdio'artw^, 

ap, arm, tkf% ow-1, t h m mm ^ tli-lm« iat« «IU4q^ br 



4« PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK, 

indocile, in-dos'il, not in-do'siL 
industry, in'dus-tri, not in-dus'tii. 
inertia, in-er shi-a, not in-^r'sha. 
inexhaustible, in-eks-hawst'i-bl, commonly in* 

eks-awst'i-bl. 
inexplicable, in-eks'pli-ka-bl, not in-eks-plikVbl 
infamously, inTa-mus-li, not in-fa'mus-lL 
infantile, in'fan-til or in'fan-til. 
infantine, inTan-tln or inTan-tin. 
inferrible, in-fer'ri-bl, not in-fer'ri-bl. 
infidel, in'fi-del, not in'fi-dl. 
Ingenious, in-jen'yus or in-je'm-us. 
ingrate, in'grat or in-grat'. 
ingratiate, in-gra'shi-at, not in-gra'sh&i 
ingredient, in-gre'di-ent, not in-gre'jent. 
inhospitable, in-hcs'pl-ta-bl, not in-hos-pit'arbL 
inimical, in-im%kal; m'i'm\k6X is obsoUscenU 
initiate, in-i'shi-at) not in-i'shat. 
innate, in-nat' or in'aat. 
innocent, in'nb-sent, no^ in'no-sunt 
inquiry, in-kwf ri, not in'kwi-rl. 
insatiate, in-sa'shi-at, not in-8a'shat So in-sa'- 

ti-a-ble. 
insects, in'sekts, not in'seks. 
insition, in-sish'un or in-sizh'un. 
inspiratory, in-spir'a-to-ri or in'spi-ra-to-rl 
in statu quo, in sta'tu kwo, not in stat'<3& kwo. 
instead, in-sted'^ not in-stid'. 

I«e, 51d» ttie, d&a», vdM* ftnd, And, 111, An«'^ 



PRONaUNCING HANDBOOK. 47 

instinot {adj.), in-stingkt', not in'stiDgkt. 
institate, in'sti-tut, not in'sti-tdot. So in-atl-tii'' 

tion. 
integer, in'te-jer, not in'te-gur. 
integral, ia'te-gral, not in-te'gral. So in'te-granu 
InteUeot, in'tel-lekt, not in'tu-lekt. So in-tel- 

lectu-aL 
intercalary, in-ter'kal-a-ri, rot in-ter-kara-ri. 
interest, in'ter-est, not in'trest nor (ff«rfr)in-ter-e8t'. 
interested, in'ter-est-ed, not in-ter-est'ed. 
interesting, in'ter-est-ing, not in-ter-est'ing. 
interlocutor, in-ter-lok'u-tur, not in-ter-lo-ku'tnr. 
international, in-ter-na$h'un-al, not in-ter-na'. 

shun-al. 
internecine, in'ter-ne'ain, not in-ter-ne'sin. 
interpolate, in-ter'po-lat, not in-ter-po'lat. 
interstice, in'ter-stis or in-ter'stis. 
intestine, in-tes'tifn, not in-tes'tin. 
intrigue (noun and veib\ in-treg', not in'tr6g« 
intrude, in-tro&d', not in-trud'. 
intrusive, in-troo'siv, not in-trob'ziv. 
inure, in-yoor', not in-6br'. 
invalid {noun), in'va-lid or in-va-led'. 
invasive, in-va'siv, not in-va'ziv. 
inveigle, in-ve'gl, not in-va'gl, 
inventory, in'ven-to-ri, not in-ven'to-rf. 
involucre, in-vo-lu'ker, not in'vo-lu-ker. 
iodide, i'o-did or i'o-did. 

ttpt Kn&f f 4109 ow-ly thmmn^ th-liftt fi^tt cliM»Pt h< 



48 PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 

ioOine, i'o-dm or ro-din, no% To-d^ii. 
irate, i-rat', w^ i'r&t 
iron, Turn, 710/ frun. 
irrational, fr^rasfa'un-al, noi ir-ra'shun-al. 
irrefragable, !r-rerra-garbl, not iivre^fra'g^bL 
irrefutable, ir-ref u*ta-bl or ir-re-fu'ta-bL 
h reparable, ir-rep'a-ra-bl, not ir-re-p&r't-bL 
irrevocable, ir-revVka-bl, not ir-re-vo'kft-U* 
iapchronal, i-sok'ro-nal, noi i-so-kro'nal. 
isolate, iz'o-lat or is'o-lat, noi fso-lat. So 

la'tion. 
ieoBceles, i-sbs'se-leas, not f-soslds. 
isothermal, i-so-therm'al, not is'o-thenttiraL 
issue, ish'oo or ish'y65. 
isthmus, ist'mus or is'mus. 
Italian, i-taryan, not i-tal'yaa* 
itaUo, i-tarik, not i-tal'ik. 
ivory, f vo-ri, not iv'ri. 

J, 

jackal, jak'awl, nof jak'&l. 

jaguar, jag-u-ar', no< jag-wfa' nor }^fpt%f» 

jalap, jal'ap, nofjol'ap. 

January, jan'u-a-ri, mo^jen'u-ikli* 

jasmine, jaz'min or jas'min. 

jaundice, jan'dis, not jawn'dis. 

jaunt, jant, notjawnt. 

latt !••• «M» fkm% Aa0« «ft6d» iad* fnd* nu 4iti 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 4» 

Javelin, jav'lin, not j&v'e-Uji. 

jejune, je-jdon' or je-jun'. 

jewsharpi juz'harp, not jus'harp. 

jocose, jo-kds', nof jok-^' nor jo^kds'. 

jocund, jok'und, notjo'kuDd. 

joist, joiat, not jiBt. 

lonquille, jon'kwil or jung'kwiL 

jostle, joB'l, not jos'U. So jost'liag. 

joust, just, not jdost nor jowsL 

jovial, jo'vi-iil, not jdv^ysL 

jowl, jol, not jowl. 

jugular, ju'gu-lar, not j«ig'tt*]ar. 

jujube, ju'jdb, not ju'ju-be. 

junior, jua'yur or ju'ni-ur. 

just, just, not jest 

justifloatiTe, jus'ti-fi-ka-tiT or jos-tirr-ka-tifv. 

justificatory, jus'tif-i-ka-to-df or jos-tiri-ka^to-ii 

juvenile, ju ve*nn, not ju've^nil. 



keelson, k^'sun or kel'sun. • 

kept, kept, not kep. 

kettle, ket'tl, not kit'tl. 

khan (« Turtar chiqf% kawtt or kfau 

kiln, kil, not kiln. 

kindness, kmd'nes, not Irai'DM. 

kitchen, kitch'en, not kitch'n nor kiteh'ing. 



tfp, iintt. ff Am. •wO* #*•«»( 



M) PHONOVNCING HANDBOOK. 

L. 

label, la'bel, not la'bl. 

laboratory, lab'or-fr-to-r!, not la-bor'a-to-rl. 

laborer, la'bor-er, not la'brur. 

lachrymose, lak'ri-mos or lak-ri-mos'. ! 

lackadaiBical, lak-a-da'zik-al, not lak-a-da'sik-al. \ 

lamentable, laro'en-ta-bl, not la^ment'a-bl. 

landau, ian'daw or Ian-daw'. 

landlord, landlord, not lan'lurd. 

lang-syne, Iang-«in', not lang-^n'. 

language, lang'gwaj, not lan'gwaj. So lan'gnid, 

lan'guish. 
languor, lang'gwur, not lan'gwur. 
laniate, la'ni-at or lao'i-at. 
lapel, la-pel', not lap-el'. 
larum, lar'um, not lar'um. 
laryngeal, lar-in-je'al or la-rin'je-al. 
larynx, lar'inks, not lar^nks 7U)r l&'rinks. 
latent, la' tent, not lat'ent. 

lath (noun and f)erb\ lath, not ]SXk] (fumnpl.) lathftr 

la^Az, not laths. 
lathe, Wh, not laM. 
Latin, lat'in, not lat'n. 

laudanum, law'da-num or lod'a-num, not lod'num. 
laugh, laf, not laf. 

launch, lanch, not lanch nor lawnch. 
laundry, lan'dri, not lawn'di'!. So laan'dress. 

S]«, Sat« IM, Ud, «Mt Am« sdMf ttaA« tod* IX1» 6u, 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 51 

laurel, law'rel or lor'el. 

lava, la'va or laVa. 

leaped, lept or lept 

learned («&'.), lern'ed, not lemd nor lan'ed. 

leeward, le'ward or loo'urd. 

legate, leg'at, not le'gat. 

legend, lej'end or le'jend. 

legendary, lej'en-da-ri, not le jen^-da-ri. 

legislative, lej'is-la-tiv, not lej-is-la'tiv nor le-jis'- 
la-tiv. 

legislature, Icj'is-lat-yur, no< lej*is-lat'yur nor le^ 
jis'la-tur. 

legume, leg'um or le-gura'. 

leisure, le'zhur, not lezh'ur nor la'zhar. 

lenient, le'ni-ent, not len'i-ent 

lenitive, len'i-tiv, not le'ni-tiv. 

leper, lep'er, not le'per. 

lessor, les'sor or les-sor'. 

lethargic, le-thar jik, no< leth'ar-jik. 

lettuce, let'tis, not let'toos nor let'tus. 

levantine, le-van'tio or lev'an-tin. 

levee, lev'e. In the United States, when used 
in the sense of an assembly of visitors, it is usu- 
ally pronounced le-ve'. 

level, lev'el, not lev'l. 

lever, le'ver or lev'er. 

Leyden-jar, li'dn-jar or la'dn-jar. 

Ubel, li'bel, not li'bl. 



ttp» livni« fire, «r«r*l, M*«n« tboliit i«f « •li«<»Pt li'' 



fS BRONOVNCINQ BANDSOOX. 

Ubertine, lib'er-tifn, not lib'er-tln. 

library, li'bra-ri, not li'bn. 

licentiate, li-sen'shi-at, not li-sen'diAt 

lichen, li'ken or lich'en. 

licorice, lik'o-ris, not lik'er-ish. 

lief, lef, not lev nor livz. 

lien, le'en or ll'en, not len. 

lieutenant, lu-ten'ant or lev-tmi'ant 

Ulac, li'lak, not li'lok nor la'lok. 

lineament (a/eature\ lin'e-a-ment, not lin'e-ment 

To be distinguished from lin'i-ment (m aintmtnt), 
liquor, lik'ur, not lik'wur. 
listen, lis'n, not lis'tn. 
, literati, lit-er-a'U, not lit-er-a'tf. 
litfae, Mth, not iTth. So lithe'aome. 
lithography, lith-og'ra-fT, n&t M-thOg'H^fi nor 

lith'o-frraf-i; So lith^og'ra-pher. 
Uttle, lit'tl, notletl 
livelong, liv'long, not liv'long. 
livery, ITv'er-T, not llv'er-!. 
livre [Fr.], le'ver or li'ver. 
llama, la'ma or la'roa« 
loath {adj.), loth, not \6ih nor lawth. 
loathsome, lo^^'sum, not loth'sum. 
locust, lo'kust^ not lo'kus. 
long-lived, long'-livd, not long^-Erd. * 
lord, lord, not lawurd. 
loyal, loi'al, not law'yal. 

'->, «»t, lee, 51d, «■«, «fcae, «Md, itad, «nd« 111* «ii» 



FttONOUNCJNO HANDBOOK. M 

Inoid, lil'sid, not Wsid 

lucre, lu'kur, not loo'kur. 

ludiorouB, lu'di-krua, not l<5o'di-kru&. 

lure, lur, not l6or. 

lurid, lu'rid, not loo'rid. 

lute, lut, not \6bt. 

luxurious, lugz-u'ri-us or luks-u'ri-us. So lum'' 

riant, luxu'riate. 
luxury, luks'urri, not lugz'u-rL 
lyoeum, li-se'um, not irse-um. 



ICaohiavelian, mak-i-a-veryan, not madil-n-Tel- 

yan. 
machination, mak^i-na'shun, not mach-i-nft'shun. 
Madeira, ma-de'ra or ma-da'ra. 
maelstrom, marstrom, not m&l'stidm. 
magaxiae, mag-a-zen , not mag'a-zen. 
mac;nesia, mag-ne'zhi-a or mag^ne'zhat 
magnolia, mag-no'li-a, not mag-ndrya* 
maintain, man-tan' or men-tan', 
maintenance, man'ten-«ncei not man-tan'aiioe* 
malaria, raa-la'n-a, not marla'riha. 
malefactor, m&l-e-fak'tur or malVfak-tur. 
mamma, mam-ma', not mam'ma. 
mammillary, mam'mil-la-ri, not ma-miria-rl. 
mandarin, man-da-ren', not man'da-rin. 

«9t iMii ttMf vvv^l* «*-«»• «li»im i^ 



1^4 FRVNOUNCING HAin>BOOK. 

• 

maaoB il^p^), ma'neZ) no^mftns. 
manganese, mang-garnez', not man'ga-nftb 
mangeri man'jer, not man'jer. 
mangy, man ji, no« man'ji. 
mania, ixia'ni-a, not man'ya. 
maniacal, ma-ni'a-kal, not ma'm-akxftL 
mancBUvre, ma-nc3o'ver, not ma-nilVer. 
Mansard-roof, man'sard-rd&f, not man-sard'-rfl&C 
mantoa-maker, man'tu-a-ma'ker or man'to-ms* 

. ker. 
marasmus, ma-raz'mus, not ma-ras'mus. 
marigold, mafi^old, not ma'ri-gdbld. 
marital, mar'i-tal, not inar'i*tal. 
maritime, mar !-tim, not m&r'r-tim. 
market, mar ket^ not mar'kit. 
marvel, mar vel, not marVL 
masculine, mas'ku-Iin, not mas'ku-l&i. 
massacred, mas'sa-kerd, not mas'sa-kr^d. 
massacring, mas'sarkring, not mas'sa^ker-ing. 
master, mas'ter, not mos'ter. 
matin, mat'in, nof ma' tin. 
matrioe {awomb\ ma'tris; iamemUt)^ mat'ris. 
matrix, ma'triks, not mat'riks. 
matron, ma'tron^ not mat'ron. 
matronal, ma'tron-al or mat'ron-al. 
mattress, mat'tres, not ma'tras. 
matutinal, mat'u-tl-nal or mat-u*tf nal, not mik 
tu'ti-nal. 

'HUt l«e« 91d| 1IS99 €bmmi edbdi Sndf SMd^ Df'* Wm% 



pjtmroujfciyG handbook. u 

maQBOleum, maw-fio-le'um, not maw-eo'la^am. 

meaBure, mesh'ur, not mazh'ur. 

mechanisti mek'an*ist, not me-kan'ist 

medal, med'al, not med'l. 

medicinal, me-dis'in-al, not med-e-sTnal. 

mediaBval, me-dwe'val, not med-i-e'val. 

medicine, med'Nin, not med'sun. 

mediocre, me'di-o-ker, n(ft me*dI-o'ker. 

medium, me'di-um, not me jum. 

meerschaum, mer'shawm or mer'showm, imI 

mer'shum* 
meliorate, mel'yo-r&t or me'IT-o-rat. 
mellow, mel'low, not mel'ler. 
melodeon, me-lo'de-on, not mel-o-de'oD. 
melodrama, inel-o^dra'ma, not mel-o*(}ra'mak 
memoir, memVor or mem'wor. 
memory, mem'o-ri, not mem'ri. 
menagerie, men-azh'er-i or men-4zh'er<*!. 
menaurable, men'sbdo-ra-bl, not men'zh<5&-ra-bL 
mensuration, men-shoo-ra'shun, not inen-zh65* 

ra'shun. 
mercantile, mer'kan*tll or mer kan-tll, not mer • 

kan-teL 
mesmerize, mez'mer-iz, not mes'mer-iz. So mes* 

merle, mes'mer-ism. 
metal, met'al or met'I. 
metamorphose, met-a-mor'fos, not met-a-mor'foZf 

metonymy, me-tonl-mi or met'o-nim-i. 

- - 1 1 . .. « ■»■ . I ■ ■ ■ ■ — ■ ■ I 

4p« arm* f 4t*9« ow«l« M»#b« tlt-la* i«t« eh»«p« 



66 PRONOUNCING BANDBOOK. 

metropolitan, met-ro-pori-tan, not me-tro-pori- 

tan. 
mezzotint, med'zo-tint or met'zo-tint 
miasma, rai-az'ma, not me-az'ma. 
MichsBlmas, mik'el-mas, not mfkel-mas. 
microscope, mi'kro-skop, not mik'ro-skop. So 

mi-cro-scoplc, mi'cro-sco-pist. 
midwifery, mid'wif-ri or mid'wif-ri. 
mineralogiy, min-er^aro-jT, not min-er-oro-ji. 
miniature, min'i-tur or min'i-a-tur. 
minotaur, min'o-tawr, not mi'no-tawr. 
minus, mi'nus, not min'us. 
minute (adj,\ mi-nut' or mi-n^t'. 
minute (mmn), min'it or min'ut 
miracle, mir'a-kl, not merVkl. 
miraculous, mi-rak'u-lus, not mi-rak'u-lus. 
mirage, mi-razh', not mir'aj. 
misanthrope, mis'an-throp, not miz'an-throp n^r 

mis-an'throp. 
inischievous, mis'chiv-us, not mis-chev'us. 
misconstrue, mis-kon'stroo, not mis-kon-strdb*. 
misery, miz'er-i, not miz'ri. 
misogynist, mi-soj'i-nist, not mi-sog'i-nist. 
mistletoe, miz'l-to, not mis'l-to. 
mitten, mit'ten, not mlt'n. 
mobile, mo'bil or mob'il. 
model, mod'el, not xnod'l. 
modest, mod'est^ not mod'ist. 

tet, Ie«, 51d, flue, GoMvvd&df And, flmfi, 11m on. 



PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 57 

mptety, moi'e-1^ or maw'e-ti. 
znoiBten, rnois'u, not mois'tn. 
molecular, mo-lek'u-lar, not mo'Ie-ku-Iar. 
molecule, more-kul, not morkul nor mo'le-kuL 
mollient, molyent pr morii-ent. 
momentary, mo'mentra-n, not mo-ment'a-n. 
monad, mon'ady not mo'nad. 
monetary, mun'e-ta-ri or moo'e-ta-rL 
mongrel, mung'grel, not mon'greL 
monogram, mon'o-gram, not mo'no-gram. 
mopog^aph, monVgraf, not mo'no-graf. 
monomania, inon-o-ma'ni>a, not mo-no-ma'ni-a* 

So mon-o-ma'ni-ac. 
monument, mon'u-ment^ not mon'i-ment* 
morale, mo-rar, not mo-rar. 
morphine, mor'fin, not morfen. 
morsel, mor'sel) not inor'sl 
mortal, mor'tal, not mor'tL 
Moslem, moz'Iem, not mos'lem. 
moss,* moss, not maws. So moss'y. 
moth,* moth, not moth. 
moths,* laoth&y not moths. 

mountain, mown tin, no^ mown' ting nor mown'tn 
mountainous, mown'tin-us, not mown-tan'i-us. 
mouths in.pt.\ mow^^z, not mowths. 
multiplicand, mul-ti-pli-kand/ not murti-plT-kand 
multiplication, mul-ti-pU-ka'shun, not mul-ti-pi< 

ka'shun. 

ttp« ainii. tkfn oiir*l« (A«en, tb-ln^ S^t, eh-opt b*«rr 



08 PRONOUfrCING HANDBOOK. 

municipal, mu-nis'T-pal, not xnu'Di-sip-aL 
murderer, mur'der-er, not mur'drer. 
muscovado, mus-ko-va'do, not mus-kova'do* 
museum, mu-ze'um, not mu ze-um. 
mushroom, mush' room, not raush'roon. 
mustache, mus-tash', not mus'tash nor mus-tilsh' 
'■ myrmidoii. mur'mi-don, mX mir'mMon. 
mythology, mi-thoro-jT; not mi-thoro-jL 



naiad, na'yad or na'ad. 

naive, na ev, not nav. 

naively, na'ev-li or nav'li. 

naivete, na'ev-ta, not nav'te. 

naked, na'ked, not nek'ed. 

nape, nap, not nap. 

naphtha, nap'tha or naftha. 

narrate, nar-rat' or nar'rat, not nar-rfit'« 

narrow, nar'ro, not nar'ro. 

nasal, na'zal, not na'sal. 

nascent, nas'sent, not na'sent 

national, nash'un-al, not na'^hun-aL So na-tio'n- 

al'i-ty. 
nature, nat'yur, not na tur. 
nausea, naw'she-a, not naw'se-a. So nau'se-ata 
nauseous, naw'shus, not naw'se-us. 
nearest, ner'est, not ner'ist. 

-kt, IM, nid, IIM, «DaB0« Bdbd, And* «ftd« Kll« 9mv 



FRONOUSCISQ BAVmSOOK. ff» 

'heathi ne^^ not neth. 

necrology, ne-kroro>ji, not nek-roro-jl. So ne- 

croro-gist. 
nectarine, nek'ta-rin, not nek'ta-cin nor nek'ta- 

ren. 
ne'er, n&r, not ner. 
negotiate, ne-go'shi-at, not ne-go'shftt So ne* 

go'ti-a-ble, ne-go-ti-a'tion. 
negro, ne'gro, not nig'ro. 
neighboring, na'bur-ing, not na'bring* 
neither, ne'^^er, or nf/Aer. 
nephew, nev'y<35 or nef 'y(56. 
nepotism, nep'o-tizm, not nd'po-tizm. 
nescience, nesh'T-ence or nesh'ence. 
nestle, nes'l, not nes'tL 
nethermost, ne^/i'er-m6sty not neth'er-mOst. 
nenralgia, nu-ralji-a, not nu-ralj! nor na*rari-jl. 
neuter, nu'ter, not nob'ter. 
neutral, nii'tral, not nob'tral. 
neiKT, nu, not nob, 

newspaper, nuz'pa-per, not D66s'pa-per. 
nicety, nrsT-tT, not nia'ti. 
nickel, nik'el, not nik'l. 
nicotine, nik'o-tin, not nik'o-ten. 
nomad, nom'ad, not no'mad. 
nomenclature, no'men-klat-yur or no-men-k]at\ 

yur. 

nominative, noml-na-tiv, not nom'na-tiv. 

»i — ^p^— ■ I 1^— — »^— - - I ■■ 

up* iiam, fkf% o^ir«l« #/i««ii, tli*ln» §etv oh«opf b-«i 



00 PRONOUirCING BANDMOOK. 

none, nun, nof non. 

nook, nook or nd6k. 

noose, nooz or ndos. 

nosology, no-soro^ji or no-zoro-jL 

notable (remariaUe), ndt'a-bl; (fionfM and fctftfcNf)^ ndt^ 

a-bl. 
nothing, nuth'ing, not noth'ing. 
novel, nov'el, not nov'l. 
novitiate, no-vish'i-at, not no-vi shat. 
nuisance, nu'sance, not ndo'sance. 
numerous, nu'mer-ous, not ndom'me. 
numismatics, nu-miz-mat'iks, not nu-mis-mat'iks. 
nuncio, nun'shi-o, not nun'sho nor riun'gi-o. 
nuncupative, nun-ku'pa-tiv or oan'ku-pa-tiT. So 

nun-cu-pa-to-ry. 
nuptial, nup'shal, not nup'cbal. 
nutriment, nu'tn-ment, not ndo'tri-ment So 

nu-tri'tiouB, nu-tri'tion, nu'tri-tive. 



o. 

oasis, o'a-sis or o-a'sis. 

oath, oth, not 6th. 

oaths, othz, not oths. 

obdurate, ob'du-rat or ob-du'rat. So ob-du-ra^ 

cy. 
obeisance, o-ba'sance or o-be'sance. So o-bei'- 

sant. 

^t* I«e» Sld« IfaWt SbmBf i;d6d» ftnd* Cad« m^ An* 



PRONaUNClNG HANDBOOK. 81 

obese, o-bes', not o-bez'. 

obesity, o-bes'T-ti, not o-be'si-ti, 

obey, o-ba', not u-ba. 

objurgate, ob-jur'gat, not ob'jur?gat. 

obligatory, ob'lwgarto-n, not ob^ligVto-il 

oblige, o-blrj', not o-blej'. 

oblique, ob-lek' or ob*lIk'. 

obscenity, ob-sen'i-tif, not obrsen'I-tL 

obsequies, ob'se-kwiz, not obrse'krfrjz. 

obsolete, ob'so-let, not ob-so-Iet'. 

obtrude, ob-trdbd', not ob-trud'. 

obtrusion, ob-trob'zhun, not ob-tru'zhun. 

obtrusive, ob-trdo'siv, not ob-troo'ziv. 

occult, ok-kult", not ok'kult. 

oceanic, oshe-an'ik, not o-shan'ik nor o-se-an'ik. 

octavo, ok-ta'vo, not ok-ta'vo. 

octogenary, ok-toj'e-na-ri or ok'to-je-ofr-ri. 

Odeon, o-de'on, not o'de-oo, 

odious, o'di-us, not o'jus. 

Odyssey, od'is-se, not o-disl. 

oSf off, not awf 

offal,* offal, not aw'fl. 

offer,* offer, not aw'fer. 

office,* of fis, not aw'fis. 

officiate, of-fish'i-at, n(^ of-fish'at. 

officinal, of-fi-si'nal or of-fis'i-nal. 

ofiispring,* of spring, not awf spring. 

oft,* oft, not awft. 

4p, films tkt%i vw-lt ihrnrnn^ tb^ln* ietf duop* iBim 



6S PRONVONCING HANDBOVS. 

often,* ofn, not often nor awfto. 

ogl©f o'glf 'M?' og'L 
old, did, 910^ ol. 
olden, old'n, not old'exi. 
^ olefiant, o'le-fi-ant or o-lef'I-ant 
I olibanum, o-lib'a-num or ol-I-ba'nuizu 
olio, o'li-o or ol'yo. 
omega, o-me'ga or o-meg'a. 
omelet, om'e-let or om'let 
ominouB, om'in-us, not o'min-riis. 
omnlBcient, om-nisL'i-ent or om-nlsb'ent. So 

om-nia'cience. 
once, wuns, not wunst. 
onerous, on'er-u8, not o'nbr-ug. 
only, on'lT, not un'lT. 
onyz, o'niks, not on'ikSf 
ophthalmic, op-thal'mik or of-thal'mik. 
opinion, o-pin'yun, not ii-pin'yun. 
opodeldoc, op-o-del'dok or o-po-del'dok, not 

o-po-dil'dok. 
opponent, op-po'nent, not op'po-nent. 
opportunity, op-por-tu'ni-ti, not op-por-tdo'm-ti 
or, or, not ur. 
orange, or'enj, not omj. 
orang-outang, o-rang^-<55-tang', not o'rang-ow'- 

tang. 
orchestra, or'kes-tra or or-kes'tra. 
orchestral, or'kes-tral, not or-kes'tral. 

«at, loe, Sid, Oie, oaae, gdbd, ftnd, ttnd« 1I1« ttta* 



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ordeal, or'de-al, not or-de'al. 

ordinary, or'di-na-ri, not ord'na-ri. 

orgies, or jiz, not or'jez. 

Orion, o-ri'un, not o'n-un. 

orison, or'i-zun, not or'i-smi. 

ornate, or'nat, not or-nat'. 

orotund, o'ro-tund, not or'o-tund. 

Orphean, or-fe'an or orTe-an. 

orthoepy, or'tho-e-pi, not or-tho'e-pl. So or'- 

tho-e-pists. 
ostentatious, os-tQn-ta'shus, not aws-ten-ta'shua. 
ostrich, os'trich, not os'trij nor aws'trich. 
ought, awt, not ort. 
oust, owst, not oost. 
overseer, o-ver-ser', not o'ver-sSr. 
overt, o'vert, not o-v*ert'. 
overthrew, o-ver-throb', not o-vfir-thrfl'. 
oyer, o'yer, not oi'er. 
oxide, oks'id, not oks'id. 



P. 

pacification, pa-sTf-T-ka'shun or pas-T-fT-ka'shun. 
pacificator, pa-sTf-i-ka'tur or pas-i-fi-ka'tur. 
pageant, paj'ent or pa'jent. So pag'eant-ry. 
palace, pal' as or pal'as. 
palaver, pa-la ver, not pa-la v'er. 
Palestine, pal'es-tin, not pares-tln. 



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palfrey, pawrfri or palTn. 

palliative, parii-ft-tiv, not palVtiv. 

palm, pam, not pain. 

palmy, pam'i, not pam'i nor pal'mL 

palsied, pawl'zid, not parzid. 

paltry, pawl'tn, not pal'tri. 

Pandoor, pan'ddor or pan-door'. 

panegyric, pan-e^Tr'ik or pan-e-jer'ik. 

pannier, pan'yer or pan'ni-er. 

panorama, pan-o-ra'ma or paa-o-ra'ma. 

pantaloons, pan-ta-loonz', not pan'ta-lo&n& 

Pantbeon, pan-the'on or pan'the-on. 

pantomime, panlo-mim, not pan'to-min. 

papa, parpa', not pa'pa. 

parachute, pHr a-^dot or par-a-shoot'. 

parafflne, par'a-fin or p^r af-fin, not par^af-f^ 

parallelepiped, par-al-lel-o-pi'ped, not par-ai4ei- 

o-pip'ed. 
parcel, par'sel, not par'sl. 
paregoric, par-e-gor'ik, not p&r^-gawr'ik. 
parent, p&r^ent, not pa rent nor par'ent. So par' 

ent-age. 
parhelion, par-he'lT-un or par-heryun. 
Pariah, par'i-ah or pa'ri-ah. 
Parisian, pa-riz'yan or pa-rizh'T-an. 
Parmesan, par-me-zan', not par-me'san. 
parquet, par-ka or par-kef. 
partiality, par-shT-al'i-ti, not par-shalT-ti. 

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parljiQiple, par ti-sip*l, not part'sip-L 

partisai), par'tlrzan, not par-ti-zan'. 

partner, part'ner, nqf pard'ner. 

partridge, par'trij, not pat'rij. 

pastiine,^ pas'tlm, not pas' tun. 

patent, pat'ent or pa' tent. 

path, path, not pa^A nor ^th ; {pi.) p&^Az, not pathf^ 
nor paths. 

pathos, pa'thos, not path'os. 

patois, patVaw, not patVoi. 

patrimony, pat'ri-mom, not pa'tri-mo-ni. 

patriot, pa'tri-ot, not pat'ri-ot. So pa-tri-otlo. 

patriotiam, pa'tri-ot-izm, not p&t'ri-ot-izm. 

patron, pa'tron, not pat'ron. 

patronise, pat'ron?rz or pa'tron-Iz. So patron- 
age, patrQn-i4< 

paunch, panch or pawnch. 

peculiar, pe-kul'yar or pe-ku'li-ar. 

peculiarity, pe-kul-i-ar'i-ti or pe-kul-y&r'i-tl. 

pecuniary, perkun'ya-ri or pe-ku'ni-a-ri. 

pedagogism, ped'a^gog-izm, not ped'argo-jiim. 

pedagogy, ped'a-go-ji or ped'a-gdj4. 

pedal {fldj\ pe'dal, not ped'al. 

pedal {noun\ ped'al, not pe'dal. 

pedestal, ped'es-tal, not pe-des'tal. 

pellucid, pel-lu'sid, not pel-loo'sid. 

pei^%nce, pen'ance, not pe' nance. 

pe^cilf pen'sil^ not £ens'l. 

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«8 PEOIfOVNCmO HANDBOOK. 

penltentiaTy, pen-e-ten'sha-ri, not pen-e-ten'shN 



a-n. 



penult, pe'niiit or pe-nult'. 

peradventure, per-ad-vent'yur, not pur-ad-venf- 

yiir. 
peremptory, per'em-to-ri, not pe-rem'to-ri 
perfect (irrft), per'fekt or per-fekt'. 
perfume {noun\ per'fum or per-fOm'. 
perfume (t«*), per-fum', not per'fum. 
I>erfanctory, per-funk'to-ri or per'funk-to-rf. 
perhaps, per-haps', not praps nor pre-haps'. 
periodic, pe-ri-od'ik, not per^i-od'ik, 
periphrasis, pe-rif'ra-sis, not per-i-fra'sia. 
permit (noim)^ per'mit or per-mit'. 
Persian, per shan, not per'zhan. 
persuasive, per-swa'si\% not per-swa'ziT. 
peruke, per'ook, not pe-rdok'* 
peruse, pe-rooz', not pe-ruz'. 
pestle, pes'! or pes'tl. 
petal, pet'al or pe'tal. 
petirel, pet'rel, not pe'treL 
pe'Wit, pe'wit, not pu'it 
phaeton, tVe-ton, not fe'ton. 
phalanx, fn'Ianks or faranks. 
pharmaceutic, far-ma-su'tik, nnt far-ma-ku'tik 

So phar-ma-ceu'tist. 
pharmacopcBia, far-ma-ko-pe'ya, not far-ma-ko'- 

pe-a. 

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philanthropy, fi-lan'thro-p!, not ff-lan'thropS. 

So phi-lan'thro-piBt, phil-an-throp'io. 
Philifltine, fi-lis'tin, not firis-tin. 
philology, fi-lol o-ji, not fi-loro-ji. So phi4oro- 

gist, 
philosophy, fi-los'o-fi, not fl-los'o-fi. So i)hi- 

los'o-pher. 
phonics, fon'iks, not fo'niks. 
phosphorus, fosTo-rus, not fos-fo'nis. 
photographist, fo-tog'ra-fist, not fo'to-graf*ut 

So pho-tog'ra-pher. 
phrenologio, fren-o-loj'ik, not fre-no-Ioj'ik. 
phthisis, thi'sis or ti'sis. 
physiognomy, fiz-T-og'no-mi, nor fiz-i-on'o-mi. 
piaxdst, pi-a'nist, not pl-an'ist nor pe-an'ist nor 

pe'an-isf. 
piano, pT-a'no or pe-an'o. 
piano-forte, pi-a'no-for'te. The pronunciation 

pT-an'o-fort, so often heard, is not sanctioned by 

the orthoepists. 
piazza, pi-az'za, not pi-az'za. 
pibroch, pe'brok or prbrok- 
pigeon, pij'nn, not pij'in. 
pilaster, pT-las'ter, not piras-ter. 
pincers, pin'serz, not pin'cherz unless spelled pin- 
pinchbeck, pinch'bek, not pinch'bak. [diers, 
piony, pi'o-ni, not pi'ni; but pe'o-ny is a better 

spelling and pronunciation. 

ftp, arm, f 4uw« ow«l« thmmn% th^lity iett cluot»« i» 



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piquant, pik'ant or pe'kant 

plBinire, pia'mir or pis'mir. 

pith, pith, not peth. 

plaoabld, pU'ka-bl, not plak'a-bl. 

placard (ndtm and vab)^ pla-kard'y not plak'ard. 

plagiaziaoi, pla ji-a-rizm or pla'ja-rizm. So pla* 

giary. 
plague, pUg, not pleg. 
plaintiff; pl&n'tif, not plan'tif. 
plait, plat, not plet 
plateau, p]&-to', not plat-o'. 
platina, plat'i-^na or pla-te'na. 
platinum, platl-num or pla-tfiium. 
plebeian, ple-be'yan, n<a. ple'be-an* 
Pleiades, ple'ya-dez, not plfa-dez. 
plenary, ple'na-ri or plen'a-ri. 
plenipotentiary, plen-i-po-ten'sluf-a-irit or pleni* 
. po-ten'sha-ri. 

plenitude, pletil-tud, not plenl-tood. 
plethora, pleth'o^ra, not ple-tho'ra. 
plethoric, ple-thor'ik or pleth'o-rik. 
poignant, poin'ant, not poin'yant, So polgn'* 

am-cy. 
poiapn, poi'zn, not pf zn. 
policy po-les', not pies. 
polonalfie, p6-lo-naz', n^t pol-o-naz' 
polype, ppl'ip or pol'l-pe. 
pomade, po-mad', not po-inad\ 

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poniard, pon'yard, not poin'yard. 

poroelaixii por'se-lan or pors'lin, not pors'Iin. 

porch, porch, not pawrch. 

portent, por-tent', not por'tent. 

port-folio, port-fo'li-o or port-fbl'yo. 

portrait^ por'trat, not por'trat So por'trait-ura. 

position, po-zish'un, not pu-zish'un. 

possess, poz-zes', not pos-ses'. So po s a ca 'siveb 

pos-ses'sion, &c. 
posterior, p6s-te'ri-ur, not p6s-te n-ur. 
posthumous, post'hu-mus, not pdst'hu-anB. 
potable, po'ta-bl, not pot'a-bl. 
potato, p6-ta'to, not pu-ta'to. 
potentate, po'ten-tfit, not pot'en-tat 
potentiality, po-ten-shi-al'i-ti, not po-tett-shan-tiL 
prairie, pra'ri, not per-a'ri. 
prebend, preb'end, not pre'bend. 
precedence, pre-sed'ence, not pres'-edlence. 
precedent (<uf;.), pre-sed'ent, noi pres'e-dent; 

(fumn), pres'e-dent, not pre-se'dent. 
precept, pre'sept, noi pres'ept. 
preceptory, pre-sep'to-n or prea'ep-tcwif. 
precise, pre-sis', not pre-siz'. So pr^-eisely. 
predatory, pred'a-to-ri, not pre'da-to-n. 
predecessor, pred-e-ses'sur, not prede-ses-sur 

nor pred'e-ses-sur. 
predilection, pre-di-lek'shun, not pred-l^lek'shun 

nor pre-di-lik'shun. 

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70 PRONOUNCINO HANDBOOK. 

preface (noimaiuivffd), preface, not preTaoe* 
prefect, preTekt, not pref ekt. 
preferment, pre-fer ment, not pref 'er-ment* 
prehensile, pre-hen'sll, not pre-hen sH. 
prelacy, prera-si,- not pre'la-si. 
prelate, prerut, not pre'lat 
prelude (noim), preVud or pre'lud. 
premier, pre'ml-er or preu/ycr. 
prepoBteroua, pre-pos'ter-us, not pre-pos'trus. 
presage {noun\ pres'aj or pre'saj. 
Presbyterian, prez-bi-te'ri-an, not pres-bi-te'ri-aa. 
presbytery, prez'bi-ter-i, not pres-bit'er-i. 
prescience, pre'sbi-ence, not pre'ebence not 

presh'ence. So pre'sci-ent 
presentation, prez-ea-ta'sbun, not pr§-zen-ta'' 

shun. 
presentiment, pre-sen'ti-ment, not pre-zen'ti' 

ment nor pre*zent'ment. 
president, prez'i-dent, not prezl-dunt. 
prestige, pres'tezh or pres'tij. 
presumptuous, pre-zumt'u-u8, not pre-zum'sbosr 
pretence, pre-tence', not pre'tence. 
preterit, pret'er-it or pre'ter-it. 
pretext; pre-tekst' or pre'tekst. 
pretty, prit'i, not pret'i nor pdot'L So pret'ti-ly. 
preventiTe, pre-ven'tiv, not pre-veu'ta-tiv. 
primary, pri'ma-ri, not pri'mer-i. 
prism, prizm, not, priz'um. 

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pristine, pris'tin, nof pris'tin. 
prithee, pri/A'e, not prith'e. 
privacy, prfva-sT, not prIvVsL 
privily, prfv'i-li, not pri'vi-li. 
probity, prob'i-tT, not pro'bT-ti. 
proceeds, pro'sedz or pros'ddz. 
process, pros'es, not pro'ses. 
procuress, pro-kur'es, not prok'iL-res. 
prodigy, prod'i-jT, not proj'i-di. 
produce, prod'uce, not pro'diice. 
product, prod'ukt, not proMukt 
• profile,, pro'fel or pro'ffl. 
profuse, pro-fus', not pro-fuz'. 
progress {noun% prog'res, not pro'gres ; (w»*), pro- 

gres',- not prog'res. 
prohibitioii, pro-hi-bish'un, not pro-I-bish'un. 
prohibitory, pro-hib'i-to-rif, not pro-hib'i-ta-ri. 
project (noKn), proj'ekt, not pro jekt. 
projectile, pro-jek'tll, not pro-jek'til. 
prolix, pro-liks', not pro'liks. 
prolocutor, prol'o-ku-tup or pro-lok'u-tun 
prologue, prol'og or pro'log. 
promenade, prom-e-nad' or prom-e-nad'. 
promissory, prom'is-so-rT, not pro-mis'so-ri. 
promulgate, pro-muVgat, not prom' ul -gat 
promulgation, prom-ul-ga'shun or pro^mul-gaV 

shun. 
promulgator, prom'ul-ga-tur or pro'mul-ga-tnr. 



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ptx>nanoiation, pro-nun-si-a'shun ot pro-Dun- 

fehi-a'shun. 
pr6pheoy, profe-si, not prof'e-si. 
prophesy (r«*), prof'e-si, not prof 'e-af. 
propitiate, pro-pish'i-at, not pro-piah'&t. 
proftaic, pro-za'ik, not prosa'ik. 
proAody, pros'o-di, not proz'o-di. 
prosperous, pros'per-us, not pros'prus. 
Protean, pro'te-an or pro-te'an. 
prot6g6, pro-ti^ha', not prot'a-zha. 
protest, pro' test or prot'est 
prothonotary, pro-thon'o-ta-ri, not pro-tho-no'« 

ta-rlf. 
protrude, pro-tr<5od', not pro-triid'. 
protrusive, pro-troo'siv, not pro-tn3o'ziv. 
provocative, pro-vo'ka-ti v or pro-vok'a-tiT. 
provoke, pro-vok', not pur-vok'. 
provost, prov'ust or pro-vo'. 
pro^veis, prow'es, not pro'es. 
prude, ^tT5od, not prud. 
prudenoe, pix^o'dence, not pru'dence. 
prune, probn, not prun. 
Prussian, prush'an or pri^'shan. 
prussio, prus'ik or probs'ik. 
psalmist, sam'ist or sal'mist 
psalmody, sal'mo-dT, not sam'o-dL 
Psalms, samz, not samz. 
psalter, sawl'ter or sal'ter. 

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ptidrUe, pu'er-n, not pu'er-il. 

puissance, pu'is-ftance, or pu-is'sance. 

poiBsant, pu'is-sant or pu-is'sant. 

pumice, pu'mis or pum'is. 

pumpkin, pump'kin, but commonly pronounced 

punk'in. 
purport {funm and «er6), pur'port, not pur-pOrt'. 
purulent, pu'roo-lent, not pur'yob-lent. 
PuBoyiam, pu'zi-izm, not pu'^-izm. 
pustule, pust'yo&l or pus'tul, not pus'L 
put (to pLau\ p(^t, not put. 
pygmean, pig-me'an, not pig'me-an. 
pyramidal, pi-ram'i-dal, not pir'a-mid-aL 
pyrites, pi-ri'tez, n<rf pir'i-tez. 
Pythagoreaui, pi-thag-o-re'an or pith*a-go're-an» 
Pythoness, pith'o-nes, not pi-tho'nes. 



Q. 

quadrille, ka-dril' or kwa-drir, noi kwod-rU'. 
quadrupedal, kwad-ro&'pe-dal or kwjd-nSb-pe'- 

dal. • 

quaggy, kwag'gi, not kwog jgl. 
quagmire, kwag'mir, nfii kwog'mir. 
quality, kwol'i-ti, not kwol'u-ti. 
qualm, kwam or kwawra. 
quandary, kwon'da-ri or kwon-da'ri. 
quantity, kwon'ti-ti, not kwon'tii-ti. 



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quarantine (nowt), kwor'an-tSn; (vtf6), kwdr-a^ 

ten'. 
qnarrel, kwor el, not kwor'l. 
quassia, kwosh'i-a or kwash'i-a, not kwosh'i. 
quinine, kwi^nin' or kwin'in or kwrnin. 
quoin, kwoin or koin. . 

quoit, kwoit, not kwat 
quoth, kwoth or kwuth. 



* 

rabbi, rab'bi or raVbl. 

radish, rad'idi, not red'ish. 

raillery, ral'er-i, not rtirer-I. 

rapine, rap'in, not ru pen. 

raspberry, raz'ber-ri or rds'ber-r!, not rawz'ber- 

n. 
rather, ra//t'er or ra^^'er, not rufVer. 
ratio, ra shi-o or ra sho, not ra sho. 
ration, ra'shun, not rash'un. 
rational, rash'un-al, not ra shun-al. So ra-tion- 

al'i-ty, ra'tion-al-ist. 
rationale, ra^^h-i-o-na'Ie or ra-shi-o-na'le. 
realization, re-al-i-za'shun, not re-al-iz-a'sliun. 
rebel, reb'el, not reb'l. 

receptivity, res-ep-tivl-ti, not re-sep-tiv'I-ti, 
recess, re-ses', not re'ses. 
Rechabite, re'kab-it, not rek'ab-it. 

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reoiprocity» res'i-pros'i-tl, not re-si-prosl-tL 

recitative, res-i-ta-tev', not re-sit'a-tiv. 

reclamation, rek-la-ma'shun, not re-kla-ma'shun. 

recluse, re-klus', not re-kluz^ 

recognizable, rek'og-nfz-a-bl or re-kog'ni-za-bl. 

recognizance, re-kog'ni*zance or re-kon'i-zancc. 

recognize, rek'og-niz, not rek'o-niz nor re-kog'- 
niz. 

recollect (to eaUfomtfu/), rek-ol-lekt', no< re-kol-lekt', 

recondite, rek'on-dit or re-kon'dit 

reconnoiBsance, re-kon'nis-sance, not re-kon. 
nois'sance. 

reconnoitre, rek-on-noi'ter, no< re-kon -noi'ter. 

recourse, re-kdrce', not re'korce. 

recovery, re-kuv'er-i, not re-kuv'ri. 

recreant, rek're-ant, not re'kre-ant. 

recreate {togivefrakUfeto)^ rek're-at, not re'kre-at 
So rec-re-a'Uon. 

recmit, re-kroot', not re-krut'. 

rectitude, rek'ti-tud, not rek'ti-tdod. 

recusant, re-ku'zant or rek'u-zant So recu- 
sancy. 

referable, refer-a-bl, not re-fer a-bL 

reflex (otfi.), re'fleks, not re-fleks'. 

refuse, refydos, not ref 'yooz. 

refutable, re-fut'a-bl, not ref'u-ta-bL 

regicide, rej'i-sTd, not re jT-sId. 

regress (noim), re'gres; (t?©*), re-gres'. 

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regular, reg'u-ler, not reg'ler. 

relaxation, re-l8ks-a'8hun or rel-aks-a'shun. 

remediless, rem'e-di-les or re-med'i-le& 

rendezvous, ren'de-To& or ren'de-ydoz. 

renew, re-nu', not re-noo', 

rennnoiation, re-nun-si-a'shun or re-nuD-«hi-a'- 

shun. 
reparable, rep'a-ra-bl, not re-p4r'a-bl. 
repartee, rep-ar-te', not fep'ar-te. 
reprimand (ver&), rep'ri-mand or rep-ri-mandV; 

(noun), rep'ri-mand, not rep-ri-mand'. 
reptile, rep'tH, not rep' til. 
reputable, rep'u-ta-bl, not re-put'a-bL 
requiem, re'kwi-em or rek'wi-em. 
research, re-serch') riot re'serch. 
reservoir, rez-er-vWor', but commonly pronounced 

rez'er-vwor. 
residue, rez'i-du^ not rez'i-doo. 
resignation, rez-ig-na'shun, not res-ig-na'shun. . 
resin, rez'in, not rez'n. 
resonance, res'o^naDce, not res'o-nance. 
resource, re-fldrce\ not re'sorce. 
respirable, re-«pir'a-bl, not res'pi-ra-bL 
respite {noun and verb), res'pit, not res'pit. 
respited, re6'pit-ed, not re-spit'ed. 
restorative, te-stor'a-tiv, not res-tor'artiv. 
retail (f«rfr), te-tar, not re'tal; (nomi), re'tal, not 

re-tal'. 

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PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK, 77 

retailer, re-taUer or re'tal-er. 

retardatioii, re-tar-da'shun, or retrar-da'shun. 

retch, rech or rech. 

retributlTe, re-trib'u-tiv, not ret'ri-bu-tiv nor ret- 

ri-bu'tiv. 
retroact, re-tro-akt' or ret-ro-akt'. So retro- 

ac'tive, &c. 
retrooede, re'tro-sed or ret'ro-sed. So retro- 

ces'sion. 
retrograde, re'tro-grad or ret'ro-grad. So retro- 

gres'sion. 
retrospect, re'tro-spekt or ret'ro-spekt. So re- 

trospeo'tion, &c. 
retrovert, re'tro-vert or ret'ro-vert. So retro* 

ver'sion. 

reveille, re-vaFya or re-val'. 

revelry, rev'el-ri, not rev'l-ri. 

revenue, rev'e-nu ; ■ re-ven'y<56 is ohsolett. 

reverie, rev-er-e' or rev'er-e. 

revery, rev'^r-T, not rev-er-e'. 

jrevocable, rev'o-ka-bl, not re-vo'ka-bl 

revolt, re-volt' or*re-v61t'. So revolting. 

Reynard, ra'nard or ren'ard. 

rhomb, romb, not rom. 

rhubarb, roo'barb, not roo'bub. 

rhythm, rithm or ritftm. 

rhythmic, rith'mik or ritft'mik. 

rhythmical, rith'mi-kal or ri^Vmi-kal. 

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78 PBONOUNCJNG EANDBaOK. 

ribald, rib'&ld, no% ri'bald nor rib'ftwld. 80 tIbV 

ald-ry. 
rid, rid, noi red. 
ridicule, rid'i*kul, not red'i-kuL 
ridiculous, ri-dik'u-lus, wA ri-dik'lus. 
rind, rind, not ria. 
rinse, nnse, not rense. 
rise (fimm)y ris or riiz» 
risk, risk, not resk. 
robust,, ro-bust', ru>% ro'bust. 
roil, roil, not ril. 

romance, ro-mance', noi ro'manoe. 
roof, r6bf, not roof nor ruC 
rook, rdbk, not nSbk. So rook'«r«7. 
room, nSom, not room. 
roost, rdost, not rdbst 
root, nSot, nof rd6t 
roseate, ro'ze-at, not ro'zhe-ftt* 
route, n^t or rowt. 
routine, r(5o-ten', not rd&'ten. 
ruby, rob'bi, not ru'bi. 
rude, nS&d, not rud. 
rudiment, roo'di-ment, not ru'di-ment. 
rue, roo, not ru. 

ruffian, rufyan or ruri-an, not rufin* 
ruin, rob'in, not ru'in. So xu'in-ous« 
rule, r<5o1, not rul. 
nimor, f<5o'mur, noi rii'mur. 



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nml* r6&'nJ, n&i ru'raL 
Russian, rush'an or nSo'shan. 
ruthless, r^oth'les, not ruthles. 



s. 

saooharine, sak'a-nn or sakVrTn. 
sacerdotal, sas-er-do'tal, not sarser-do'taL 
sacrament, sak'ra-ment, not sa'kra-ment. 
sacrifice inoun)^ sak'ii-fiz or sak'ri-Hs, not salori* 

fiz. 
sacrifice (verb)^ sak'n-fiz, not sa'kri-Hz. 
sacrilege, sak'ri-lej, not sa'kri-Ilj. 
sacrilegious, sak-ri-le'jus, not sak-ri-lij'as. 
sacristan, sak'ris-tan, not sa-kris'tan. So 

ris-ty. 
saffron, safrun ; sarurn is obsolete. 
sagacious, sa-ga'shus, not sa-gash'us. 
said, sed, not sad. 
salary, sal'a-ri, not sal'ri. 
Salic, sarik, not sa'lik. 
salient, sa'li-ent, not sal'i-ent. 
saline, sa-lia' or sa'lm, not sa'ldn. 
saliva, sa-li'va, not sari-va. 
salmon, s&m'un, not sam'un. 
salute, sa-lut', not sa-l<5&t'. 
salve, sav, not sav. 
salver (apiate)^ sal'ver, not sa'ver. 



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so PRONOUNCING BANKBOOK, 

Samaritan, sa-m&r'I-tan, not ga-mfi'd-tan. 

samphire, samTur or sam'^r. 

sandTKTioh, sandVich or sandVij. 

sanguine, sang'gwin, not san'gwin. So aan- 
guin-a-ry, aan-gain'e-ona. 

sapience, sa'pi-ence, not sap'i-ence. So aa'pi-ent. 

sapphire, saffur or sarfir. 

sarcenet, sars'net) not gar'se-net. 

sardine {ajuh\ sar'den or gar dm. 

sardonyx, gar'do-nikg, not gar-do'niks. 

sarsaparllla, gar-ga-pa-ril'la, not gas-a-parrilla. 

sat, gat, not got. 

satiate, ga'ghi-&t, not ga'gfaat 

satin, sat'in, not gat'n. - 

satire, gat'ir or gat'er. In England gat'er is pre- 
ferred, in the United States sat'ir. 

satrap, sa'trap or gat'rap. 

satomine, gat'ur-nin, not ga'tur-nin nor gafur-nXo. 

satyr, sa'ter or gat'er. 

saucy, gaw'si, not g&g'i nor ga'^ 

saunter, gan'ter or gawn'ter. 

sausage, gaw'gej, not g&s'ej. 

scabious, gka'b!-ug, not gkaVi-ug. 

scald {to hum vnthflmd)^ gkawld, not gk51d. 

scald (a bard\ gkald or gkawld. 

scalene, gka-len', not ska'len. 

scallop, gkoHup, not gkal'lup. 

scaramouch, skar'a-mowch, not gkai^a-tn<5cjch. 

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■oaroe, sk&rce, not skarce nor skorce. So 

•caroely. 
scared, sk4rd, nM sk&rt 
Bcathed, skatbt or skut^d. 
scathing, skath'ing or ek^Ving. 
scenic, sen'ik or sen'ik. 
sceptic, skep'tik, not sep'tik. 
schedule, sked'yool or eed'yool or shed'yd^l 
schism, sizm, not siz'um. 
schismatic {nom\ siz'ma-tik or siz-mat'ik; {<a4f»\ 

siz-mat'ik. 
schooner, skoon'er, not skoon'er. 
scorbutic, skor-bu'tik, not skor-bat'ik. 
scoundrel, skown'drel, not skown'dl. 
screw, skrob, not skril. 
scrivener, skriv'ner, not skriv'ner. 
scrofula, skrof u-la, not skrawfu-la. 
scrupulous, skr^'pu-lus, not skitSbp'lus. 
scrutinize, skroo'ti-niz, not skru'ti-Qiz. 
seamstress, sem'stres or sem stres« 
seckel {apear)^ sek'l, not sik'L 
seclude, se-klud', not se-klood'. 
secretary, sek're-ta-ri, not sek'u-tarri. 
secretory, se-kret'o-ri or se'kre-to-ii. 
sedative, sedViiv, not se-da'tiv. 
seine, sen, not san. 
senile, se'nil, not se'nil. 
senna, sen'oa, not se'na nor se'ni. 

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sentient, sen'shi-ent, not sen'shent. 

sentiment, sen'ti-ment, not sen'ti-munt 

separatist, sep'a-ra-tist, not sep-a-ra'tist. 

sepulture, sep'ul-tur, not se-pul'tur. 

sequel, se'kwel, not se'kwil. 

sequestration, sek-wes-tra'shun, not se'kwes-tra^ 

shun. 
series, se'ri-ez or se'rez. 
sergeant, sar'jant or ser'jant 
servile, ser'vfl, not ser'iol. 
seventy, sev'en-ti, not sev'un-tL 
several, sev'er-al, not sev'ruL 
sew, so, 710^ sti. 
sewer (a dmin\ s(5&r or su'er. 
shall, sbal, not sh'l. 
sha* n't {shau not\ shant, not sh&nt 
sheath (notm), sheth; sheaths {ji^ shS^z, not 

sheths. 
shekel, shek'l, not she'kL 
she^7, sho, not shu. 
shire, sher or shir. 
shone, shon or shon. 
short-lived, short'-livd, not short'-livd. 
shrew, shroo, not shru nor sr5&. 
shrewd, shrood, not shrud r^or sr6&d. 
shriek, shrek, not srek. 
shrill, shril, not sril. 
shrine, shrin, not srin. 

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shrub, shrub, not srub. 

AhrtE^, shrug, not srug. 

•hut, ^hut, not shet. 

sibyl, sioii, not sfbil. 

sibylline, sib'iMm or sib'3-^n. 

simile, sTm'i-le, net sim'rl. 

simony, sim'o-ni, not si'mo-ni. 

simultaneous, si-»mul-ta'ne-us or sim-ul-ta'ue-us. 

since, since, not sence. 

sinecure, sfne-kur, not sin'e-kur. 

•iine^ sin'u, not sm'(5&. 

lingular, sing'gu-lar, not sing'glar. « 

•iren, si'ren, not sir'en. 

sirrah, sir'ra or sar'ra. 

sirup, fflr'up, colloquially^ sur'rup. 

sit, sit, not set 

sixth, ^sth, not sikst 

slabber, slab'ber, coUoquiaUy, slob'ber* 

sleek, slek, not slik. 

slept, slept, not slep. 

sliver, sli'ver or sliv'er. 

sloth, sloth, not sloth. 

slough (a seab)^ sluf, not slaoo. 

slough (a mtre-Ao/e), slow, not sluf. 

sloven, sluv'en or sluv'n, not slov^. 

smallpox, smawrpoks or smawl-poks'. 

smutch, smnch, not smooch. 

snout, snowt, not snoot. 

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motiiMSaUm, so'aM-a-bl or so'sharbL 

sooiaUty, 80<«iu-«l'i-ti, not so-sh&H-tiL 

sofa, so'fa, not so'fi. 

softp* 8ofl^ not sawft. 

soften,^ sof n, not soften nor sswTlHk 

softly/ soft'li, not sofli nor sawftll 

soiree, swarr&' or swaw-ra'. 

sojourn (Momiafiif m»6), so'jum, not BO-jimi^. 

sol {in tnutitX, sol or SOl. 

solder, sol'der or saw'der. 
solecism, sore-cozm, not so'le-sizm. 
solemn, sorem, not aorum. 
solstice, sorstis, not sorstis nor sol'st&i 
solution, so-lu'shun, not 80-ldo'2hun. 
sombre, som'ber or som'ber. So somlsrons. 
something, sum'thing, not sun' thin. 
somei^hat, sum'hwot, not sum' wot. 
some^Rrhere, sum'hwir, not sum'bwar nor sum'- 

hw&rz. 
sonnet, son'net, not sun'net. 
sonorous, so-no'rus, not son'o-rus. 
soot, soot or s<5&t, not sut. So soot'y. 
soothsayer, suoth'sa-er. not so&^A'sa-er. 
soporific, sop-o-fifik, not so-po-ririk. 
sorry, sor'ri, noi saw'rT. 
sortie, sor'te or sor-te'. 
sough, suf, TiOt sow. So sough'ing. 

^xse (««*), tows, not sowz. 

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southerly, sutA'er-li or sow^^'er-li. Sosoutli'enL 
south^^ard, sowth'ward or sufVurd. 
sovereign, suv'er-in or sov'er-in. 
spaniel, span'yel, not span'el. 
spasm, spazm, not spaz'um. 
species, spe'shez or spe'shezs. 
specious, spe'shus, not spesh'us. 
spectacles, spek'ta-klz, not spetVklz. 
spermaceti, spenn-a-se'tly not sperm-arsitl nor 

8par-ma-sit'i. 
spheroid, sphe'roid, not spher old. 
spinach, spin'aj, not spin'atsh* 
spinet, spin'et or spi-net'. 
spiracle, spir'a-kl or spiVa-kl. 
spirit, spir'it, not sper'it nor spe'rit. 
splenetic, splenVtik, not dple-net'ik. 
spoon, spoon, not spoon. 
spouse, spowz, not spows. 
squalid, skwdrid, not skwaFid nor skwawlld. 
squalor, skwa'lawr, not skwdFer. 
squirrel, skwur'el or skwir el or skwer'eL 
stalwart, stawrwart, not stalVart. 
stamp, stamp, not stomp. 
stanch, stanch, not stanch nor stawncL 
stand, stand, not stan. 
starboard, star'bord, coUoquiaUy^ starb'urd. 
statics, stat'iks, not sta'tiks. 
statu quo [L.], sta'tu kwo, not stat'ydb kwo. 

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staves, staves or stavz. 
steady, sted'i, not stIdX 
steelyard, stel'yard, coUoqtdaUyy stil'yard. 
stereoscope, ste're-oskop or ster'e-o-skop* 
' stereotype, ste're-o-tip or ster'e-o-tlp. 
. stew^ard, stu'ard, not st6b'ard. 
stint, Btlnly not stent. 
stirrup, stur'up or ster'up. 
stoUd, storid, not sto'lid. 
stomacher, stum'archer, not stum'a-ker. 
stomachic, sto-mak'ik, not sto-maVik. 
stone, ston, not stun. 
stony, sto'ni, not stun'i. 
storm, storm, not stawm. 
strata, stra'ta, not stra'ta. So stra'tom. 
strategic, stra-tejik or stra-tej'ik. 
strength, strength, not strenth. 
strew, str6& or stro. 
strychnine, strik'nln, not strik'nin. 
student, stu'dent, not stdo'dent nor student 
stupendous, stti-pen'dus, not stu-peDd'y(5&-U8 nor 

stu-penjus. 
stupid, stu'pid, not stdo'pid. 
suasory, swa'so-ri, not swa'zo-rL 
suavity, swav'i-ti, not su-av'i-tif. 
subaltern, sub'al-tem or sub-awl' tern. 
subdue, sub-du , not sub-doo'. 
""•bjeoted, sub-jekt'ed, not sub jekt-ed. 

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Btiblanary, sub'lu-na-.ri, not sub-lu'nfr-ri. 
BubpcBna, sub-pe'na, not 8up-pe'na. 
Bubsidenoe, sub-sld'ence, not sub'si-dence. 
Bubstftatiate, sub-stan'shi-at, not sub-stan'shat. 
BubBtantively, sub'stan-tiv-li, not sub-stan'tiv-lL 

subtile {thin or rare)^ sub'tll, not Sub'tlL 

subtle (5/y), sut'l, not sub'tl. 

Buccumb, suk-kumb', not suk-kum'. 

such, such, not sech nor sich. 

sudden, &ud'den, not sud'n nor eud'ding. So 

Bud'den-ly. 
suffice, suf-flz/ not suf-fts'. 
suggest, sug-jest' or sud-jest'. 
suicidal, su'i-sid-al, not su-i-sid'aL 
suite, swet^ not sut nor soot, 
sulphuric, sul-fu'rik, not sul'fur-ik. 
sultana, suUta'na or sul-ta'na. 
sumach, su'mak or sho&'mak. 
summary, suin'ma-ri, not sura'uier-i. 
summoned, sum'mund, not sum'munzd« 
supererogatory, su-per-^r'o-ga-to-ii or 8U->pei** 

e-rog'a-to-rl. 
Buperficies, su-per-fishl-ez or su-per-fish'Sz. 
supple, sup'l, not soo'pl. 
suppose, sup-poz', not spoz. 
Bumamed, sur-namd', not sur'namd. 
Burpriae, sur-priz', not sup-priz'. 
Burtout, sur-tobt", not sur'toi^t. 

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88 PMONOVNaNG HANDBOOK. 

Biinreillanoe, sur^vil'y&nce, not so^r-yolf-jiDce « 

survey {jMun\ sur'va or sur-va' ; («»•), sur-nrft'. 

8'warthy, swawr'thi, not swawr'^ 

B'Vfrath, swawth or swoth. 

8'wept, swept, viat swep. 

■"wiftly, swift'li, not swif'li. 

swingel, swin jel or swing'gL 

sword, sord, rwt jsword. 

S3rnod, sin'od, not sfnod. 

vynip, sir'^up, toUoquiaUy, sur-np* 

T. 

tabemade^ tab'er-na-kl or tab'er-nak-L 

tableau, tab-lo' or tab'lo. 

talc, talk, not tawk. 

talcose, tal-kos', not tal'kos nor t&l-kdz» 

talisman, tariz-man or taris-man. ^ 

tapestry, tap'es-tn, not taps' tri. 

tapis, ta'pis or ta-pe'. 

tarpaulin, tar-pawl'in, not tar-po'lin. 

Tartarean, tar-ta're-an, not tar-ta-re'im. 

tartaric, tar-tar'ik, not tar-tar'ik. 

tassel, tas'sel or tos'l, not taw'sel. 

tatterdemalion, tat-ter-de-malyun, nc€ tat-ter* 

de-maryun. 
taunt, tant or tawnt. 

"u, tav'em, not tar'vem. , 

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PRONOUNCING HANDBOOK. 89 

teat, tet, not tit 

tedious, te'di-us or ted'yus. 

telegraphist, te-leg^ra-fist, not tere-graf-ist. So 

te-leg'ra-phy. 
temperament, tem'per-a-ment, not tem'per-munt. 
temperature, tem'per-a-tur, not tem'per-tdor. 
tenable, ten'a-bl, not te'na-bl 
tenacious, te-na'shus, riot te-nash'us. 
tenet, ten'et, not te'net. 
tenure, ten'yoor, no< t€n'y<55r. 
tepid, tep'id, not te'pid. 
tepor, te'por or tep'or. 
tergiversation, ter-ji-ver-sa'shun, not ter-gi-ver- 

sa'shun. 
terrapin, ter'ra-pin, not tur'ra-pin. 
thanksgiving, thanks'giv-ing^ not thanks-giv'ing. 
therefore, ^er'for or ^Mr'for. 
thereof, Mr'of or thkc*6v\ 
therewith, #to-with' or tkkiX'ynth', 
thither, thxthfQTy not thi^A'er. 
thoroughly, thur'o-li, not thur'u-H. 
thousand, thow'zand, not thoVzan. 
thraldom, thrawrdum, not thrordum. 
three-legged, thre-legd', not thre-leg'ged. 
threepence, threepence, colloquially^ thrip'ence. 

So threepen-ny. 
threshold, thresh'old or thresh'hold. 
threixr, throo, not thru. 

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thyme, tim, not thini. 

tiara, ti-a'ra, not tl-a'ra. 

tickUah, ticklish, not tickl-ish. 

tieroe, terce or turce. 

tiny, ti'iii, not te'ni nor tin'i. 

tiradOr ti-rad' or ti>rad', not tTrad. 

to, too, vjot tu. 

tonga,* tongz, not tawngz. 

tomato, to-roa to or to-ma'ta 

tonanre, ton'shur, not ton'soor. 

toothaob^, td&th'ak, not teeth'ak. 

toothed, tootht, not too/Ad. 

topograpMoal, top-o-grafik-al, not td-jK>-«rar- 

ik-al. So top-o-graph'ia 
tortoiae, tor'ti?; or tor tis, not tor'toia. 
toaaing,* tos'iog^ not tost'ing. 
tottering, tot'te^v'ng, not tot'tring. 
toncan, too'kan or <x)w'kan. 
tour, tobr, not ^ toiiv r. So tonr'iat. 
tonmament, tobr'av^ment or tur'na-ment 
tourney, t(5br'ni or tur'm. 
toward, to'urd, not t6-wa'«vrd'. 
trachea, tra'ke-a or tra-ke'tk 
tragacanth, trag'a-kanth, not trajVkanth. 
tranquil, trang'kwil, not tran kv^iL 
tranaact, trans-akt', not tranz-akt'. 
tranaferable, trans-fer'a-bl, no*. trans-fer'a-K)* 
^aferrence, trans-fer'rence, not traos-fer'remv, 

it, lea, Sid, flM, 4Sbwbn fldbd, and, ft»d, HI, 5n, 



RRONOUNCJNQ HANDBOOK, 9| 

transferriblOi trans-fer'ri-bl, not trans-fer'ri-bl. 
transition, tran-sizh'un, not trans-ish'un. 
transmigrate, trans'mi-grat, not trans-mfgr&t. 
transparent, trans-pAr'ent, not trans-pa'reDt 
trapezium, tra-pe'zi-um or tra-pe'zhi-um. 
trapezoid, trap'e-zoid or trap-e-zoid'. 
travel, trav'el, no< trav'l. 
traveller, trav'el-ler, not trav'ler. 
treatise, tret'iz or tret'is. 
treble, treb'l, not trib'l nor thribl 
tremendous, tre-men dus, not tre-mend'y<5&-tij 

nor tre-men JUS. 
tremor, tre'mur or trem'ur. 
tribunal, tri-bu'nal, not tri-bu'naL 
tribune, trib'un, not trTbun. 
trilobite, tri'lo-bit not triro-blt 
trio, trfo or tre'o. 
tripartite, trip'ar-tit not tri-par'tit. 
triphthong,^ trip' thong or trif thong. 
trisyllable, t|i-siria-bl, or tris'il-Ia-bL 
triune, tri'an, not tri'obn. 
trivial, trivT-al, not triv'yal. 
troche, tro'ke, not trok nor tro'che. 
troll {a fabled dwarf )^ troll, not troll. 
trombone, trom'bon {Italian trom-bo'na), nu 

trom-bon'. 
trophy, tro'fi, not trofi. 
troth,* troth, not troth. 

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trousb,* tro^ not trawf nor trawth. 

trow, tro, not trow. 

tmciilent, trd&'kn-lent^ not trak'n4enL 

true, troo, not tru. 

truffle, troo'fl, not trafL 

tmthSy trooths, not \i6bthz. 

trystp trist^ not trist. So tryst'ing-plao*. 

tube, tub, not td&bu 

tuberose, taVroz or tu'ber-ds. 

Tuesday, tuz'di, not t<K>z'dI 

tulip, tu'lip, not t(5o'lip. 

tumor, tu mur, not too'mur. 

tumult, tu'mult, not tdo'mult 

tune, tuD, not td&n. 

turbine, tur bin, not tur'bin. 

turquoise, tur-koiz' or tur-kez^. 

twopence, t^b'pence, coUoquiaUyy tup'enoe. 

typhus, ti'fus, not trpus. 

typographical, tip-o-grafik-al or ti-po-grafik- 

al. So typog'ra-phy, t3rpog'ra-pher. 
tyrannic, ti-ran'nik, not ta-ran'nik. 

U. 

ultimatum, ul-ti-ma'tum, not ul-ti-ma'tam. 
umbrageous, um-bra'jus or um-bra'je-us. 
umbrella, um-brel'la, not um-bril'la nor um-ber» 
'•\ nor um-ber-el'. 

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unoouth, un-k<%tb\ not un-k(^>tA'. 
imotuoTiB, unkt'yoo'us, not uak'shns. 
andemeatti* uD^der^ne^*', not uii-der-n6th\ 
frnderaigned, im-der-sind', not ua'der-smd. 
tinerrin& un-er'ring or un-er'ring. 
unguent, ung'gwent, not un'gwent. 
unguentunii ung-gwen'tum, not an-gmn'tuooD. 
unison, yoo'ni-sun, not yoo'ni-zun. 
unscathed, un*skatht' or un-ska^'. 
Uranus, u'ra-nus, not u-ra'nu& 
ureter, u're-ter or ii-re'ter. 
^wage, yoo'zij, not yi55'sij. 
usufruct, u'zu-fnikt, not u'su-frukt. 
usurious, y6o-zh65'ri- us or yoo-zu'ri^us. 
usurp, u-zurp', not u-aurp'. So u-sur-] 
uterine, u'ter-m or u'ier-in. 
uxorious, ugs-o'ri-us, net ukvo'ri-us. 



V. 

▼aocinate, vak'a-nat, not Yas'fa-nat. 86 T9» 

ci-na'tion. 
▼accine, vak'sin or vak'sin. 
vagary, va-ga'ri, not va'ga-rt. 
valet, val'et or val'a. 
valise, varies' or va-lez'. 
valuable, val'u-a-bl, not varyu*bL 
variegated, va'ri-e-gat-ed, n^t va-^Vgiit edl 

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varioloid, va li-o-loid, not var'i-o-loid nor v&rl- 

loid. 
▼aae, vas or v&z. 

vaticinal, va-tis'i-nal, not vat-i-si'iial. 
vaunt, vawnt or vant. 
vehement, ve'he-ment, not ve-he'ment. So ve'- 

he-menoe. 
velvet, vel'vet, not vel'vit. 
vendue, ven-du , not yan-do&'. 
venial, ve'ni-al, not ven'yal. 
venison, ven'i-zn or ven'zn. 
verbose, ver-bos', not ver-boz'. 
verdigris, ver'di-gres, not ver'di-grig. 
vermicelli, ver-mi-cherii or ver-mi-sel'lL 
vertigo, ver'ti-go, pedantically, ver-tf go or Tcr* 

te'go. 
vesicatory, ves'i-ka-to-ri or ve-sik'arto-ri. 
vessel, ves'sel, not vesl. 
veterinary, vet'er-e-na-ri, not vet'ri-nur-L 
vibratory, vi'bra-to-ri, not vib'ra-to-rf. 
vicar, vik'ar, not vi'kar. 
vicinity, vi-sin'i-ti, not vi-sin'i-tL 
victory, vik'to-ri, not vik'tri. 
vignette, vin-yet', not vin-et'. 
vigorous, vig'o-rus, not vig'rus. 
villain, virHn, not virun. 
vindicative, yin'di-ka-tiv, not vin-dik'a-tiv. So 

'in'di-ca-to-ry. 

Rt, Ioe« Sid, Hie, obz«« sd6d« And, tad, HI, wu. 



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vineyard, vin'yard, not vin'yard. 

violent, vi'o-lent, not voi'lent So vi'o-lenoa. 

violet, vi'o-let, not voi'let. 

violoncello, ve-o-lon-cheria or ve-o-lon-seria 

virago, vT-ra go or vi-ra'go, not vi-ra go. 

virile, vfril or vir'il. So viril'ity. 

viscount, vfkownt, not vis'kownU 

visor, viz'ur, not vfzur. 

vitiate, vish'i-at, not vish'at. 

vitriol, vit'ri-ul, not vit'rul 

Vituperate, vi-tu per-at or yi-tu'per-&i. 

vivacious, vi-va'shus or vi-va'ghus. So vivao'- 

ity. 

vizier, viz'yer or vi-zer', ft^t vlz'yer. 
vocable, vo'ka-bl, not vokVbl. 
vocule, v6k'\il or vok'ul. 
volatile, vorartil, not yora>^ 
volume, voryum or vol'yobm. 
volute, vo-lut', not vol'iit 
voyage, vorej, cbUoquiaRy, voij. 
vulpine, vurpm, not yurpin. 



w. 

wainscot, wan'skot, colloquially^ wen'skut. 
waistcoat, wast'kot, colloquially^ wes'kut 
walnut, wawl'nut or wSrnut. 
walrus, wawl'rus or wdl'rus. 



Up, flirm, ff4rej ow-1, <luen, th-ln, fet, eluop, 



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WBjnpum, wawm'pum or wdm'pum. 

wan, won, not wan. 

wandering, won'der-ing, not won'dring;* 

want; wawnt or wont. 

warrant, wor rant, not wawr'antb 

"warrior, wawr'yur or w6r'ii-ur. 

was, woz, not wuz. 

wassail, wos'sil, not wa^aSL 

wmter, waw'ter, not wot'er. 

weapon, wep'un or wep'n. 

weary, we'ri or wer'L 

weasand, we'zand or we'znd» 

well, wel, not waL 

wept, wept, not wep. 

were, wer, not waur. 

westward, westward, not west^md* 

wharf, hworf, not worf. 

^^hat, hwot, not wot. 

where, hw&r, not waur. 

"Wherefore, hwAr'ior, not hwer'fiSr* 

whereof, hwir-of or hw&r-ov'. 

wherewith, hwAr-with' or hwar-wiD^« 

whether, hwe/A'er, not weth'er, 

which, hwich, not wich. 

^i^hile, hwfl, not wH. 

whinny, hwin'ni, not win'nJ. 

w^hisk, hwisk, not wisk. 

~Mskey, hwisk'T, not wis'ld. 

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thistle, hwis'l, not hwis'U nor wis'l. 

White, hwlt, not wit 

"Whither, hwi^A'er, not wiiA'er. 

whole, hoi, not hul. So whole'sale, whole'- 

Bome. 
whooping-cough, bd&p'ing-kof, not hdbp'ing- 

kof. 
wJuirl, hworl or hwurl. 
whoiUcilMnTy, bwiir'tl4M»i, mat hwor'tl-ber-rL 

Commonly spelled and pronounced Imakli^ 

ber-ry, huk'1-ber-ri. 
why, hwl, not wi. 

wife's (possesntfe cas*)^ Wlfs, not Wlvz. 

^Tigwam, wig'wawm or wigVom. 

inrindoi^, win'do, not win'der. 

windpipe, wind'pip or wind'pip. 

windrow, win'ro or wind'ro. 

^Tindward, wind'ward, not wind'urd. 

'Wiseacre, wizVker, not wiz-a'ker. 

with, wi^^, not with* So withdraw', witb 

hold', &c. 
withe, with, not wi^A. 
won't, wont, not wunt. 
worse, wurs, not wus. 
worship, wur'ship, not wush'ip. 
worst, wnrst, not wust. 
worsted, woors'ted or wd&s'ted. 
worth, wurth, not wuth. 

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^worthy, wur'/Ai, not wu<A'i. 

nvound {no¥n and f)erb\ woond or wownd. 

wrath, rath or rawth. So wrath'toL 

wreath {jumn)^ retb, not re^; wreaths ^pt,\ 

re^Z) not retbs. 
^rrestlei res'l, not res'U nor ras'L 
'wriatbancl, rist'band, colloquially^ riz'band. 
ip^rong/ rong, not rawog. 
wroth,* rawth or roth* 



xjlographic, zi-lo-grafik, not al-o-graf'ik. So 

zy-log ra-pher, zylo-graph. 
Odphoid, zifoid, not zTfoid. 

Y. 

yacht, yot, not yat 

yea, ya ; y e ts obsolete. 

yellow, yel'lo, notyeVler nor y&l'lo. 

yes, yes, not yis nor yaas nor y6. 

yesterday, yes'ter-da, not yis'ter-da. 

yet, yet, not yit 

yolk, yok or yolk. 

you,* yoo, not yioo nor yu. 

yonder, yon'der, not yen'der nor yun'der. 

yourself, yoor-self, not yer-self '. 

vouths, yooths, not jobthz. 

U« lee, 51d, flae, 65xe, sdbd, ftnd, Sndy III, to. 



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z. 

sealot, zerut^ not zeFot 

zenith, ze'nitb, not zen'ith. 

zoology, zo-ol'o-jT, not zdo-ol'o-ji nor z(5o1o-jT. 

zoological, zo-o-loj'i-kal, not zdo-o-loj'i-kal. 

zouave, zo6-av' or zwav, not z6o-av'. 



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