The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-12-16

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pefhaps few II ~ have not been
mortified ai finding nov and then how
far amiss hes bceh our pronunciation ~
even familiar words Certainly M one
need b. ignorant u what u correct,
with such broadcast sowing OF n
hridged, and smaller forms OF good
dictionaries, u M generation has
seen II will be- said authorities
differ, and what ono condemns an.
other sanctions This \ true only
10 q small extent. and will not
Justify a lithe N the varying %pronuncia-
lions that we hear. One must, Of
co frse, have o standard, aud tastes diff.
fer n this regard, but Webster aud Nor-
cester ARE tho authorities generally re-
cclyed among Vs. OF the two, perhaps.
%in.tldions literary people prefer Wor'
%cester's decisions IN orthocpy. but no
pronunciation sanctioned BY either lex
ieographer can be condemned as false,
though another may bc preferred, and
any pronunciation given by both. with
out an alternative, may safely be taken
as the correct one. But turning the
pages Of q dictionary Is both duh and
confusing work where onc Is not IN
search Of n particular word, but OF
errors-at-largo, so 10 speak, and there
fore with abundant means for their cor
r%cction, we go on repeating our mis-
takes until something besides n dIcti0n.
AIRY forces them upon nj notice.
The words given below are random
specimens taken from q list begun for
amusement. months ago. OF words no
ticed to be- mispronounced by those
who should have known better. myself
being one OF the offenders. and the list
has become unexpectedly long.
"Idea" sho Id be accented on the
second syllable instead Of the first, ac-
cording 10 nil good authorities,
A speaker said lately 1.-THE re-
searches OF science have proved"
etc, when II he would have searched
his dictionary he would have said;
1.-THE 70 searches
This very day two highly-educated
clcrgymcn. one OF them also an author,
have, In conversation with me. used the
word often. sounding the :, when 1t
should be- silent -ofen
A frequent mispron notation Is that
IL Tiny for tiny. making the first
vowel short instead Of long, us IL Is
properly.
We occasionally hear nurse nm iy-
ce.um. a-hc-ne-um, etc. instead OF mu.
scum, ly-ce-um, ath.e.ne-um.
And We also hear italics and Italian
with the initial vowel long instead OF
short. rs II should always be. Miss
Woolson. In ono q hor bright maya
zine sketches spells this wrong pronun-
citation Of the latter word "E~yc-talian."
when she puts Il into the mouth Of onc
OF her characters
A wcll.rcad LADY who has two broth
ers. bjth professors In colleges, told mo
n day or two ago that n certain place
wis very much i-s0-ia.tcd (eye .solated).
Web ter would have told her 10 pro-
nounce Il is-o-lated. aud Worcester. L.
o-lated.
An exactly contrary mistake Is In say.
Ing micro scope for microscope. The
first vowel l. long.
Perhaps no words ara more frequent
ly mlscal ed than III SO Designating tho
schools Of medicine. They should be
al.lop.athy. no. me.op.athy. etc. and not
allo.pfih'y and homeopathy.
So with certain PARTS Of the body
mentioned In accounts Of inluries
Many q us learned last hummer In that
painful watch BY the. Presidents sick
bed TO speak u The pa-ro.-id and. and
b. analogy would know that Il Is the
ca-ro'-ld and not tho carotid artery,
Pursuing our physiological studies. We
find that the murderer sc sers the ja-gu.
lar and not the ing.u.lar vein. aud that
abdomen. instead Of abdomen Is tho
correct pronunciation.
A friend lately told me that her broth.
or was III with broHch-i-tia lie really
had t~ron-chi.tis (bron.kLtis).
Ally and allies arc accented on the
las, syllable. aud not on the first Grim.
ace and grimacos have the accent on
tho second syllable. with It's a long
gr.m.a-ccA simultaneously and sine
cure both have the first vowel long In.
stead Of short, a. they are frequently
given. SO also has ephemeral. Wa
should call m event q notable one.
making the first vowel of tho adjective
long. but We should call a housckeepcr
HoI-a-ble. "a short vowel.) n wc mean
that she Is an excellent one.
Probably moro people pronounce rail.
lery with tho first syllable long as In
rail. than short as In rally. but the lat.
ter Is correct. a. u the word were
spelled rallery. Nary Leaoz, 10 TAs