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