The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-11-07
IsrOnouMrIAtlon of Either and Neither.

referring 10 what |. sail In Words
aud their Ire" NJ u The hest pronun.
citation IL those words tuitl,cr and
nei,ler). DR. Hall la,. d,wn tho law
thus:
''On The contrary tho analogy u
elder, height. nlnl r.eisli iasors tho
recommendations i,hor aii nitlier; and -
either and neither nrc, perhaps mos,
frequently sounded NY culli,at n En-
gli-l,nrn aud fnglisl,women AMI In
what rcnro are these pronuneiations .
British allurtatipnt' =
This co,oplcx dijudicaiion di,i'lcth
itself Into three contingent particulars,
whereof The first nrgucth from analogy;
thu sccond ,lcrlnrctl, usage; and tho
third, by way Il iniorpellato inscrro-
ration, .lcuIeth that the pronunciation
| thcr, ni.thcr |. british affection.
Now A. 10 tho first, II Ii the finest ~
hibiiion IL what hnr hcen nll"l braxcn
faccdncrr. then hrass, then faro, and
then. l,s refinement nnl particularly
NJ metaphor. check. tlst |. III tho
course II ~ small experience of TINT
quality. ever ennfr ,ntel fur u illrc
three words cited as The ground IT MI
argument from annlea, fnr tho pronun.
ciatim II ci, ,he iilrt il t,rcign wnid
~ m,nl, ~ rllcik. ~ channels, III n,lg-
han; nni tlp rrronl anl third arc M.
omnlous exceptions, which have their
pronunciation from their connection
will, huh nnl rly. And tl,eae three
words. thus In tlc very nature II thing.
out nfspari, nre. among tho ser, many
IL o,r language containing thu syllablo
ci all tlnai have the sound NJ long
i. There " mt one otler. Dr. Hall
unlsr these circumstances having pro.
duerh sl,cse three. wc mny from that
inanrnsro Judge with what degree Of
candor hs deals. - tho direct con.
trary VI his assertion, iI,orc arc but
Two analogical recommendations II tho RI
III eiihori ono o.. tl,e common ani roy
ular sound, tho other ny (na,ne-sound
ofA). 1hcrc II besides. however. d
colloyuiaI abbreyiasion u those sound.
Of tho hrst, Ike deceive ceiling, eto. !,
and " tho Second, liko eight. freight.
hcir, ,obei.ancc, elc.. example. will oc-
eur to every reader or tl,u third aro
eouuto rfclt, surfcls. foreign, leisure.
otc., There bsing thus positively and
absolutely no asaloRieal support what
ever II tl,e English language for tho
pronunciation u either and neither
vi III tho ! vowel sound, what shall bo
said oihsr than what have said u
N. Halls ''bluiIIng' prctensions III
thst rssl,srt.
Next - 10 usage. Dr, Hall asserts
that 80 with the ! sound1 either and
neither nrc, perhaps, most frequently
sounded l,y cultivated Engliahmen and
Englishwomcn. = valent anantum.
The ''perhal'u' shows spmc doubt and
4 mt unwlse cantionary provision. IN
tho other hand. have nnid, not exactly
10 tho contrary u Dr. Halls assertion.
but that person. u tho be-. cducatiod
and highest social position In England
generally my cetler and neether !
lot tho ASSERTION stand y, The I'D of Dr..
Halls. A. 70 orthoepIeal authority
which II ~ value no lsas ~ record d
Tho best usage than ~ IT. weighing d
analogy. II h srraysd IN solid mas1
against Dr. Halls position ~ % i..lor
and ni-thsr. For on tho sitle u cc.l,er
and nseiher. With alternative, arc.
with three exceptions. I'll tho orshos.
pisss IL tho Language. = Richard nran'
White. In tho 0alnxy ~ November