The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23

or italian. Vet remembers The sound OF
II. as TO the professional word work.
MAN. who. like Air. 3arrics Tommy.
would spend Il day in search Of :: word
10 convey the precise thought that is
in his mind
For the man who looks FOR shadinEs
III words. the New Standard Diction-
:,ry' is Il boon by reason of its clabo
rate exposition of synonyms. which are.
by way of calculation. employed not
only in phrases of the dictionary
makers own construction. but Illus
trated by many quotations from cur
rent writings as wei as from standard
works. And, again. each quotation is
accompanied by the name of it's au-
thor, the book. publisher. page. sec
ton, and date OF It's usage. Besides
corresponding list OF antonyms. there
are also given innumerable cases OF
the proper use OF propositions. con
corning which there Is frequently much
doubt in tho minds OF those who would
employ them.
Further features usually confined TO
sramnArs include such matters AS
wise instruction in the use OF the
relative pronouns. who which" ana
that which. it IS quite safe TO say.
arc more frequently enormously used
than any other words in tho English
lnrgunge, and guidance as TO the
forms that should follow such words
ns ''lCoh," seem" feel and the like
In the effort TO give the Correct"
pronunciation OF every word, tho
makers OF this dictionary have done
everything that ingenuity and scholar
snip. as well rs generous apprccia-
ton OF the value OF other dictionaries
could supply.
They have sought. a 3 far as possible.
TO indicate the pronunciation favored
by consensus Of usage. and. in order
10 erect this, they have In every case
where this consensus WAS not readily
dctcrminablo submitted the question
10 committee OF Twenty-Five scholars
ana professors OF English In all the
+ great centres OF English civilization
in America England. Canada, Aus
tralia, and South Africa, and tho de-
csion OF the editors Is given as tho
proper pronunciation in the main body
%! tho work, while IL a separate sec
lion the whole list Of disputed words
IS given with The preference OF each
member OF the committee indicated. a.
well as the pronunciation advocated
10y the other leading dictionaries
still another practical feature Is
carefully embodied in the book name
y. the division OF words into syliableS
for writing or printing and the in
EoniouS method of distinguishing be-
tween a hyphenatcd compound ana a
/ method which involves the use OF dou :
bio ana single hyphens, recalls the key
system OF pronunciation used IN this
dictionary. Two systems are followed
both placed at the top OF the page.
where It may most conveniently be
used-one that 70 which we are all
accustomed, known as the textbook
key. and the other the reformed SYM
bolization which this dictionary has
, always cspouscd.
The matter of an encyclopedias ma
ture. already referred to. is remark
ably full OF informative value: not
only are the terms relating To sci
.utiflc and mechanical subjects cN-
planned III pithy articles. but even or
binary words arc often defined ant
then their definitions expanded int
brief discussions or explanations. Nor,
than 1000 illustrations furthe
J elucidatc and simplify the text. man!