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Page 47
... languages , they neither spell according to custom , nor to the sound , nor the derivation . When they have learned the use ... language to distinguish the writing , and , if it were possible , the sound also of every word which has two ...
... languages , they neither spell according to custom , nor to the sound , nor the derivation . When they have learned the use ... language to distinguish the writing , and , if it were possible , the sound also of every word which has two ...
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... language , either in the original derivation of it , or in the present use and practice , must consult such treatises as are writ- ten on purpose ; amongst which , I knew none equal to that Essay towards a Practical English Grammar ...
... language , either in the original derivation of it , or in the present use and practice , must consult such treatises as are writ- ten on purpose ; amongst which , I knew none equal to that Essay towards a Practical English Grammar ...
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... language . Let it be observed in general , that most words borrowed or derived from the learned languages , namely , Latin , Greek , and Hebrew , are pronounced in Eng- lish , as Englishmen pronounce them in those languages ; except ...
... language . Let it be observed in general , that most words borrowed or derived from the learned languages , namely , Latin , Greek , and Hebrew , are pronounced in Eng- lish , as Englishmen pronounce them in those languages ; except ...
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... language is compounded and mingled with so many languages , that renders the sounds of letters and syllables so very irregular , that it is hardly to be learned by any rules , without long and particular catalogues of words , or by ...
... language is compounded and mingled with so many languages , that renders the sounds of letters and syllables so very irregular , that it is hardly to be learned by any rules , without long and particular catalogues of words , or by ...
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... language be- comes a kind of gibberish , and is scarce to be understood . 5. Children may be taught to let their voice in reading be so loud , as that every one in the same room may hear and under- stand ; but not loud enough to reach ...
... language be- comes a kind of gibberish , and is scarce to be understood . 5. Children may be taught to let their voice in reading be so loud , as that every one in the same room may hear and under- stand ; but not loud enough to reach ...
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