A practical new grammar with exercises of bad English: or, an easy guide to speaking and writing the English language properly and correctly. Containing, I. Orthography; or True Spelling, which treats of the Sounds and Uses of the several Letters in all Positions; of the Division of Words into Syllables, and the Use of Points. II. Prosody; or the Art of Pronouncing Syllables in Words truly, with Tables of Words properly accented. III. Etymology; or the Kinds of Words, which explains the several Parts of Speech; their Derivations and different Endings; Change and Likeness to one another. IV. Syntax; or Construction, which teaches how to connect Words aright in a Sentence, or Sentences together. To which is added, a Curious and Useful appendix. The fifteenth edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A Fisher
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Slack, in Newcastle
1775, 1775
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| Edition: | The fifteenth edition, enlarged and much improved |
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Advertisement at bottom of title page: Sold by J. Burnett, Aberdeen. - After imprint in square brackets: Entered in Stationer's Hall, according to Act of Parliament. - Braces in title. - English Short Title Catalog, T52962. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Titlepage in red and black |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (xii, 204 p) 12° |