Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-02-07
WORDS in USE EVERY oAY.
uetwsen Three and -Four Thousand Uusd
which Are Mlsprononaeed.

frequently mispronounced, some OF
these are the following.
A5-a-tis. Not a-ba-tis. That has
been doue for this word that should be
done as soon as possible for all foreign
words that we use. 1t has been fully
Anplicized. The more Eaglish we
make our English the better English Il
is.
Abdomen. There is no authority,
except popular usage, for aecentingt the
first SYLLABLE of this word,
Abdominal. The short, rs in don.
Ab-er-crom-by. The OF this proper
name is not the of con, but the Q Of
come.
Ab-ject. Not abject.
Ab-iect-ness.
Ab-ject-ly.
Absolute. Not absoloot. as is often
pronounced by the careless
Ab-Soi-u-to-ry. The dictionaries say
that the penultimate o In such words AS
deelamatory, migratory. inventory,
matrimony. dedicatory. derogatory,
natatory. category. parsimony, pisea-
tory predatory. territory. etc.. IS or
should be pronounced like short q; that
is. like in major. actor. factor etc.
Is this truea The penultimate OF
| these words falls, without an exception.
| under a rhythmical accent, which
naturally does and should bring out,
In no small degree. the quality OF the
/ vowel, though not in the same degree
! that it is brought out when standing
under preliminary accent. II is safe
| 10 assert that il Is only those specially
/ a.. . Il b.k
ii according TO the dictionary marking.
There are many that pronounce matri-
mony aud few that pronounce in-
yentory with the o very short or OBJ
| scure as Worcester has IL; but there are
probably none. ia this country at least.
! that are consistent and uniformly sup
| press this In the whole long list Of
| words in which 1t occurs.
Absolve. There Is good authority
for sounding the Of this word like :.
but this is hardly in accordance with
| the best usage.
Absorb. The sound of ia this
word should be carefully avoided.
| Ab-stract-ly. Not ab-sLTdct-ly.
1 Ab-str4se. The % Of this word has
/ the sound Of long %. This Is the rule.
! u preceded by ? or the sound Of 81 or
"a, in the same syllable. often Is sound
ed like long %. as in rude. rumor. rule.
sure issue.
A-by-dos. Not Ab-y-dos.
Ac-a-de-mi-an.
Accent. When noun. the first.
when verb the second. Is the ac-
cented syllable. We accent syllable
with an accent.
Acceptable. Ia Walkers time this
word was accented on the first syllable
by the majority Of the better speakers.
Access. II Il more in accordance
with the best current % usage 10 &C
cent the first rather than the second
syllable Of this word. Webster to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Accessory. Ease Of utteranee has
shifted the accent from the first 10 the
second syllable. where il will remain.
Ac-cLi-mate. For the pronunciation
that accents the first syllable there Is
no authority.
Accrue. Here is another word In
which the has the sound Of long 90.
Acetate. The long as Ia fate.
Acoustics. All our dictionaries pro-
nounce the on OF this word on. while
nearly the whole Euglish-speakiug
world, so far as the writer's obserya-
ton goes, pronounce II like long 90.
Many persons thus pronounce It know
ing that the authorities are against
them. Squnlor is another word treated
in like manner. A-k0t0s-tics Is certainly
not pleasing to the ear.
Act-or. Not tho of nor. but the o
OF Major.
A-cn-men. Not ak-u-men.
Ad-aD-td-tiOn.
Address. Both noun and verb are
now commonly accented on the second
syllable.
Adduce. When. 10 the same syllable,
long a is preceded by one Of the cou-
sonants d, {, !, n, 5. or III. it Is not easy
to introduce the sound of u. hence care
less speakers omit il. pronouncing duty.
dooty; tune. toon: lutte. loot; nuisance,
noosance. etc. Aud vet TO make the Il
In these words as clear aud as perfect
as in mute, cute. etc. is overnice aud
consequently smacks of pedantry. The
two extreames should be avoided with
equal care
Adept. Not adept.
Adhesive. Do not pronounce the /
like z.
Adipose. Do not pronounce the
like z.
Ad-jec-ti-val. There is abundant
authority for acceuting the first sylla.
Bile. but It Is to be hoped that no On,
will be inclined to follow 1t.
Ad-iec-tive-ly
Ad-mi-ra-ble; admirably.
Admirably. The first and not tn,
third is the accented syllable.
A-do-nis.
Adobe. Three syllables -ah-ao.be.
Adult. There IS no authority fol
adult.
Advance. The second Of this WORD
should be sounded broader than tho 4
In man, van. fat, etc. and not 50 broad
as in father.
At the beginning Of this centur,
words In which this so-called inter
mediate occurs were generally pro
nounced with tho full broad Italian a
as In father. which by the exquisite
was not infrequentiy exaggerated
This Walker undertook to change, ant
to that end marked the of this elias
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