The scholar's companion
Subtitle: containing exercises in the orthography, derivation, and classification of English words
By: With an introduction and a copious index, by Rufus W. Bailey
Edition: A new ed., thoroughly rev.
Publisher: E. H. Butler & Co.
Published: 1869
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: English language; Orthography and spelling; Etymology
Notes: Access to portions of this material may be restricted.
Table of contents: title: Words pronounced exactly alike, but spelled differently ; arranged according to the sound of the principle vowel; title: Words of similar pronunciation; title: Equivocal words; title: Improprieties heard in conversation; title: Rule in orthography; title: General account of derivation and composition; title: Words derived from the Latin; title: Words derived from the Greek; title: Miscellaneous tables.