SELECTIONS FROM THE WORK

ạb-dō´mẹn, not ăb´dọ-mĕn. ạc-crṳe´, not -crū´. The orthoëpists agree that u , preceded by r in the same syllable, generally becomes simply oo , as in rude , rumor , rural , rule , ruby . ạl-lŏp´ạ-thy; ạl-lŏp´ạ-thĭst. Ăr´ạ-bĭc, not Ạ-rā´bĭc. Asia—ā´shẹ-ȧ, not ā´zhȧ. ay, or aye (meaning yes )—ī. aye (meaning always )—ā. Bĭs´märck, not bĭz´-. At the end of a syllable, s , in German, has invariably its sharp, hi ing sound. Cairo—in Egypt, kī´rō; in the United States, kā´rō. Courbet—ko̤r´bā´. dĕc´ạde, not dẹ-kād´. dẹ-cō´roŭs. The authority is small, and is becoming le , for saying dĕc´o-roŭs , which is really as incorrect as it would be to say sŏn´o-roŭs . dĕf´ị-cĭt, not dẹ-fĭç´it. dịs̱-dāin´, not dis-. dịs̱-hŏn´or, not dis-. ĕc-ọ-nŏm´ị-cạl, or ē-cọ-nŏm´ị-cạl. The first is the marking of a large majority of the orthoëpists. ẹ-nēr´vāte. The only authority for saying ĕn´er-vāte is popular usage; all the orthoëpists say e-nẽr´vāte . ĕp´ọc̵h, not ē´pŏc̵h. The latter is a Webster i an pronunciation, which is not even permitted in the late editions. fĭn-ạn-ciēr´. This much-used word is rarely pronounced correctly. Heī´nẹ, not hine. Final e in German is never silent. honest—ŏn´est, not -ĭst, nor -ŭst. "Hon est , hon est Iago," is preferable to "hon ust , hon ust Iago," some of our accidental Othellos to the contrary notwithstanding. ĭs̱´ọ-lāte, or ĭs´ọ-late, not ī´sọ-lāt. The first marking is Walker's, Worcester's, and Smart's; the second, Webster's.