America Through the Looking Glass: A Historical Reader in Popular Culture, Volume 1David Burner, Robert D. Marcus, Jorj Tilson |
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... words of foreign growth and ancient origin . To the first cause may be ascribed the difference between the spell- ing and pronunciation of Saxon words . The northern nations of Europe originally spoke much in gutturals . This is evident ...
... words of foreign growth and ancient origin . To the first cause may be ascribed the difference between the spell- ing and pronunciation of Saxon words . The northern nations of Europe originally spoke much in gutturals . This is evident ...
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... words , are become mute in practice ; and the gh is softened into the sound of f , as in laugh , or is silent , as in brought . To this practice of softening the sounds of letters , or wholly sup- pressing those which are harsh and ...
... words , are become mute in practice ; and the gh is softened into the sound of f , as in laugh , or is silent , as in brought . To this practice of softening the sounds of letters , or wholly sup- pressing those which are harsh and ...
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... words and have not understood it and when I read it over I do not remember even the words . April 28 I dreamed my Mother came down a steep hill to me and had in a bucket two silver spoons and potato skins . May 1 There were little ...
... words and have not understood it and when I read it over I do not remember even the words . April 28 I dreamed my Mother came down a steep hill to me and had in a bucket two silver spoons and potato skins . May 1 There were little ...
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