A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English : Or, An easy guide to speaking and writing the 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, wtih 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, a new edition, corrected and improved by A. Fisher.

Author/creator Fisher, A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeeds : Printed for the booksellers, M.DCC.XCI. [1791]
Descriptionxii,180 pages ; 12⁰.
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Uniform titleNew grammar, with exercises of bad English
General noteTitlepage in red and black.
General noteReproduction of original from Trinity College Library Watkinson Collection.
References English Short Title Catalog, N62786.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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