The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
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1eI Us uOW' ny ohdulluiHS q uuhDcI Va lcsb
words. compare the modes OF pronunciation
favored by tho Century Dictionary with those
adopted by other photographers OF more
loss authority in relation to orthoepy We
should remind the reader that the "Cull'
whom we shall have occasion 70 mention is
Mr.. Richard Gull who supervised the pronun-
ciation of the " Comprehensive English Die
tonary" by DR.. John Ogilvie. To begin with
the word cape. the Century says that the vowel
may have the sound either Of In far or OF In
Jdts. but indicates a preference for the iormor
pronunciation by placing it first. Gull.
Knowles Walker. Worcester. and Webster
aGree with the Century. but Cooley, Smart.
and Perry advocate the sound oil a in fate. Git-
staff the new lexicon pronounces as If it were
written jibStdt. and in this it is supported
by Gull Cooley. and Worcester. but smart
and Webster give the initial consonant the
hard sound of in gate. Girdfr is pronounced
by the Century as II it were spelled ji-rdf'. and
Webster agrees with it, but Gull would give
tho second vowel the sound OF n in far, and
Cooley and Smart would say ahe-rnf'. The
Century like Gull and Worcester, would have
us pronounce OVandOe as il 1t were written
~ an-doL but Cooley and Smart prefer
zhC rdn-d0I.
Another word about whose pronunciation
authorities differ is Cou9e. The Century, like
NOTCeStoT, luCllUeS u vb'y' bHl TeCOGulLeS
oooj AS permissible. Gull adopts Vory. but
we find GOA sanctioned by Cooley, Smart.
Knowles. and Walker. How should we pro-
nounce 0O'uri> should we give the diphthonG
the sound OF n in gDT'e or that Of 90 in moan
Tho Century and Worcester say that we may
take our choice, though both prefer the former
pronunciation. Cooley, Smart and Walker
concur with them. but Gull Knowles and
Perry Insist that the diphthong should be pro-
nounced like in m0OG. We often hear the
word Guhrn pronounced in conversation rs If 1t
were written G'cn'rrd. Knowles Is the only an
thority for this pronunciation. The other leX-
cograDhers concur with the Century in giving
the az the sound OF Il in ta,. How should
the word JutLiDtne be Rccented3 The Cen
fury would nut the accent on the fist
syllable when it Is n noun. and the
last when it Is u verb Webster makes
no distinction between tho verbal and sub
stantiye forms, but IN both cases places the
accent on the antopenult. Cooley does the
Same thing. but Cutl. Worcester and Knowles
lay the accent on tho last syllable. Two Iues-
tions are suggested by the word 9VnludS sum:
should 1t he pronounced "a IL it had three or
four sylables, and should the have tho sound
OF or of I'll? The Century makes it jinl-nd'-
zi-iUn SO do Gull. Cooley. Smart, and Webster.
but Worcester bids Us 10 pronounce tho as II
II were eh.
Another word about which orthoeplsts differ
Is habergeOn, which. BY tho way. the Century
prefors to spell hatJeraeon, although Skeat
adopts the first named form. Cooley and
Smart support the Century in pronouncinG this
word hdb-er-nU,. but Gull. Walker. Worcester.
and Webster give 1t four syllabIes AMI put tho
accent on the antopsnult, thus. hd-berje-uu.
Linguistic doctors also disagree with regard
to haiJerL some tine Century, Cooley. and
Smart making it hd herd. and others quite as
authoritative Gull, Knowles. Walker, Perry
and Worcester preferrnG i,I"tGerd, Webster
tries to steer middle course with hOlbsrd.
Then there is the word ha,cyon; should the
have the sound OF or OF ShI The
Century. Gull. Cooley, Smart. and Webster
declare for $. but Sh commends itself
not only TO Knowles Walker. and Perry but
also to Worcester The Century says that
ha.f-peHnv Is commonly hdpeu-HL and all the
English authorities support II, with one nota-
bic exception. Gun. who would have us say
hafp'n.ni. The name OF q familiar fish. hall.
INT, has given rise TO some controversy among
orthrpists. The Century. Worcester. and
Webster pronounce the word hOli-JuL but they
have no English authority TO back them OK
cept Walker ls0GL Knowles. indeed. says haul
e-but, but Gull, Cooley Smart. and Perry con.
cur In saying hGEt-but. HGrenl is another word