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pretorian clarion criterion, centurion superior inferior anterior material imperial, memorial armorial.

sm, lm, rm.

Sometimes articulated in an awkward manner, which allows a sound like that of u in up, to drop in between m and the letter which precedes it; thus, Patriotisům, for patriotism.

Criticism exorcism, phantasm spasm, chasm witticism, fanaticism helm, whelm elm, overwhelm worm, arm alarm, harm disarm.

COMMON ERRORS EXEMPLIFIED IN PHRASES.

The importance of exemplifying current errors in phrases or sentences, arises from the fact, with which teachers are familiar, that a word placed separately, on a column or a list, becomes necessarily so conspicuous as to be more attentively observed and correctly pronounced; while the same word, merged in the body of a phrase, is apt to escape the attention, and to be pronounced incorrectly.

I saw (sawr)* a man who told me all things that ever I did.

I have no idea of (idear of) what is meant.

He will sail for Cuba (Cubar) in a few days.
We were at that time speaking of (speakin') your

brother.

He had violated the law of (lawr of) the land. There were several (sev'ral) rare books in his collection.

They were every (ev'ry) moment expected to appear. They were travelling (trav'llin') in great haste. The visitors were numerous (num'rous) on that day. He seemed sunk in melancholy (melunch'ly).

* The error in the above examples, is contained within the parenthesis.

He was reduced almost to (tu) despair.
You were then ready to (tu) depart.

His political (p'litic'l) opinions were liberal (lib'rul). There was a radical (radic'l) error in his opinion (ŭpinion).

It was a vessel (vess'l) of the first class.

His character (cha'acte') was held in just estimation (estimash'n).

He was a sincere friend to liberty (libe'ty).

His notions (nosh'ns) of his own condition (condis❜hn) were absurd.

He fails in articulate (artic❜late) utterance (utt'rance). A certain (sutt'n) man had two sons.

His composition (compusishn) was far (fah) from being correct (cŭrrect).

The grave of the Indian (injun) chief.

We are not fastidious (fastijous) in our taste.
He gave a conditional (cundishnul) promise.
The bird was fluttering (flutt'rin') over her nest.
You had a very calamitous (c'lamitous) voyage.
It was contrary to the law of (lawr of) nature.
His face wore a cadaverous (cadav'rous) hue.
The measure is preposterous (prepost'rous).
You were unable to (tů) speak.

She was present at the musical (music'l) festival (festiv❜l).

He had been a great traveller (trav❜ller).

They were unwilling to leave a certainty (suttnty)

for an uncertainty (unsuttnty).

The measure rendered them odious (ojous).

The declamation was animated and (an') chaste.

Among the boughs of (o') the trees.

Actuated by honor and (un') honesty.

Take the rod and (an') axe and (an') make the ruurder (muddě) as you make the law.

He spoke to (tŭ,) them of it before (bŭfore). On every (ev'ry) leaf and (an') every (ev'ry) flower. The creation (creash'n) and preservation (preservash'n) of life.

The testimony of the second witness corroborated (currob'rated) that of the first (fust).

The benevolent (b'nev'lunt) Howard.

The fruit was delicious (d'licious); the prospect was delightful (d'lightful). •

The stranger was remarkably polite (p'lite) to them. The dignity of human ('uman) nature (natshů). When (wen) will what (wat) he whispered (wispered) transpire?

Where (were) wheeled (weeled) and whirled (wirled) the floundering (flound'rin) whale (wale).

Behold (bŭhold) he is before (bŭfore) you.

Be prepared (průpared) to precede (prucede) them. His opinion (upinion) was that we ought to obey (ŭbey).

They committed (cŭmmitted) the whole piece to memory (mem'ry).

The communications of the competitors, were compared. (cummunications, &c.)

You concurred in condemning the confederates (cuncurred, &c.)

The building which was constructed of wood, and contained a vast quantity of combustible materials, was, in a short time, consumed (as above).

She studies history (hist'ry) and rhetoric (rhet'ric). He had no disposition (dispusish'n) to employ himself in composition (compusish'n).

His eloquence (eluquence) set the colonies (colůnies) in a flame.

Nature (natshů) and society (sŭcietty) are not always in unison (unis'n).

Fair (fai') Greece, sad relic of departed (depa'ted) worth (wo'th).

Immortal (immo'tal), though no more (mo').

Easing their steps over (ove') the burning (bu'ning) marl (ma'l).

The vessel (vess'l) was built as a model (mod❜l). We travelled (trav'lled) on a level (lev'l) road of gravel (grav'l).

His musical (music'l) tone had a comical (comic'l) effect.

A specimen of the metal (met'l) was sent to the capital (capit'l).

In a moment of imprudent confidence, he declared himself independent of their assistance (momunt, &c.)

Looking (lookin') out of the window on the willows in the meadow (windŭ, &c.)

Dancing, drawing, and singing, being only graceful accomplishments, are much less important than the useful ones of reading and writing (dancin', &c.)

And the smooth stream in smoother (smoothe') numbers (numbĕ's) flows.

Rarely does poverty overtake the diligent (as above).

Faults of local usage exemplified. Inadvertent compliance with negligent and erroneous custom, is a great source of the defective articulation which prevails in reading. The extent to which faults of this class are sometimes carried, even in circumstances otherwise favourable to good education, may be inferred from the following specimen of the actual style of articulation, current in many schools, which are certainly well taught in other respects. Exercises similar to the following, should be occasionally performed by the student, for his own use, with a view to the detection of current errors, which might otherwise escape his notice, and influence his own articulation.

The following extract is printed, it will be observed, with a notation of the incorrect articulation, throughout. The design of this arrangement is to arrest the attention, and produce, if possible, an adequate impression of the consequences of hasty and careless

utterance.

Extract. 66 The young of all animals appear to receive pleasure, simply from the exercise of their limbs and bodily faculties, without reference to any end to be attained, or any use to be answered by the exertion. A child, without knowing anything of the use of language, is in a high degree delighted with being able to speak. Its incessant repetition of a few articulate sounds, or perhaps of a single word, which it has learned to pronounce, proves this point clearly. Nor is it less pleased with its first successful endeavours to walk, or rather to run, which precedes walking, although entirely ignorant of the importance of the attainment to its future life, and even without applying it to any present purpose. A child is delighted with speaking, without having anything to say, and with walking, without knowing whither to go. And previously to both these, it is reasonable to believe, that the waking hours of in

Incorrect articulation. The young of all animuls (anim'ls or animal's) appear to receive playzhů, simply from the exe'cise of their limbs an' bod❜ly fac'lties, without ref'rence to any end tu be attained, or any use tŭ be answered by the exu'sh'n. A child, without knowin' anything ŭ th' use of language, is in a high d'gree d'lighted with bein' able tŭ speak. Its incess'nt rep'tishn of a few artic'late sounds, or p'r'aps of a single word, which it has lunn'd tu průnounce, proves this point clea'ly. Nor is it less pleased with its fust successful endeavŭs tu walk, or rather tu run, which pricedes (or pre-cedes) walkin', although entirely ignŭrunt ŭ th' impo'tence

th' attainmŭnt to its futu' (or futshů) life, and even without applyin' it to any pres'nt pu'pose. A child is d'lighted with speakin' without havin' anything tŭ say, and with walkin', without knowin' whither tu go. An' previously tu both these, it is

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