Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-02-08


Fourth OF July Grafton il countless vol
I umes. But this Is nothing tn ou, pres
ent purpose.
Q Burgess & Co., Of this city, have pub.
ished a little volume called mistakes
of Daily Occurrence in Speaking. Wri.
ting, aud Pronunciat,cn Corrected," from
which we have selected column or so
of the most COMMON erfurs, Tor the bsne-
fit of our readers. Let no one be offend
ed, for these errors are committed by the
educated as well as the ignorant. The
other night we heard noted orator pr.
nounce the word Rise as though it were
spelled Rice. ard Distriet as though il
were Decstrict, and some one IN ssr ewa
paper is wont to declare that noney is
p7entg instead of plentiful. Read and
correc. your bad English:
Mr.. Dupont learnt me French say.
taught. The mast,r teaches, but the pn-
pill learns.
ave have no eorpoyed punishment
here" said a schoolnaster cerpozeal is
opposed to spiritual: say, corporal pun
,shnen. coyporea' means haring a body.
lie may go to the autipodes for wha,
care pronounce antipodes with the ac-
cent on tip, and let deS rhyme with ease =:
it is word Of four syllabIes, and not Of
thrre, as mos, people make it.
They committed h'in"us crime: pro-
nounce heinoSs as if tspeled hay nus j;
NEVER call the word kee.nos or hahn gus
Pn, all advertisement III the Tribune
pronounce advertisement With the accent
on rer, and not on tiee.
Have you seen the Mss Erovns late
": say the Misses Brorn.
We keep them at various pfaees:: pro-
nounce prices exactly as written, and no,
prizes.
Jalap is Of great service: : prononace
jalap as it is written, NEVER jolio1
The G'rougAt lasted long time pro-
nounce drought so os to rhyme ~,!
snoui, and not dromth.
prefer radishes to tucmmb.rs: pro.
noune rndish,s exactly as spelled, and
no, redishS, aud the FIRST syllable OF Gu
cumt.7 like da IN dull, and nor as if the
word were roaccumber.
The horizon is the line that terminal )
the view pronounce hor;-m with the ac-
cent on ri, and not On ho, which is often
the case.
Not as Ikaouo say, that I hnow.
Spr dana -pa-iu,: pronounce it with
the accent on pm, and nat on ap, as is al
most universally the case.
He always breaches EXrIMpoRk: pro-
neunce ExrEMpoRg in tour syhnble>, with
the accent on ten, and nerer IN three,
not making pore to rhyme with sore; but
with story
You have so,cm it very badly write,
stw,d it; pronounce s,ved to rhyme with
| road.
doubt not Jm I slah be able: say,
that IshnN.
1t is not improbable but Imay be able
to procure you copy: say, that lmay, etc.
There can be no doubt Int that he will
succeed leave out tut.
Who do you mean say, Whom.
Do you know vho this book belongs to F.?
say, ,otom, etc., or, 10 whcm this book be-
longs ?
Who do you think l saw yesterday?
say, Whom.
DO you know aDl.o you are speak, ng tot
say, ,ohom, ETC., or, do you know to mhom.
Who did you inquire for say, Whom,
or. For mhom did you inquire?
He did it unbckn0,cn to US say, M.
knomn, etc.
; The duke discharged his duty. Be
careful to give the slender clear sound of
u. Avoid saying dook and dooty, or doo
for de,c or dae.
He is taller than me say, than !.
He is much better than me say, than !.
You are stronger than him: say, than
he.
: John went with Jams and l.: say,
: James and me.
Between you and J, he is not very gn.
erons: say. gnu and me.
Let you and I, take walk say, Let
ym and me, or, Let u,. Who would
think OF saying, Ltt Ieo!
a 4edm-eaginc pronounce engine with
IN as in pen, and not Ike in, and ciHe hke
gan.
: \ cooicr is expected from Noshins.
: ton pronounce eoa in conrir so as 10
rhyme with 100; never pronounce foa'ier
like eurrirr.
(, fear shall disc0mmo,,e y,u: say, m-