 | 1791 - 298 pages
...knag, knap, knarc, knave, knit, knock, knot, knoll. 400. It has been a cuftom within thefe twenty years to omit the k at the end of words, when preceded by f. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unufual... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...knag, knap, knare, knave, knit, hxk, knot, knoll, 400. It has been n custom within these twenty years to omit the k at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter, and is not only a blemish in the face... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1807 - 1108 pages
...knag, knap, knare, knave, knit, knock, knot, knoll. 400. It has been a custom within these twenty years to omit the k at the end of words when preceded by r. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual... | |
 | A. W. Winkelmann - English language - 1816 - 514 pages
...never ends a word. Johnson's Diet. ° It has been a custom within these twenty years to omit the k »t the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter, and is not only a blemish in the face... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1822 - 710 pages
...knave, knit, knock, knot, knoll. 400. It has been a custom within these twenty years to omit the /.• at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter, and is not only a blemish in the face... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1828 - 798 pages
...knap, knare, hum, knit, knock, knot, knoll. 400. it hag bcrn a custom within these twenty years 10 omit the k at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter, and is not only a blemish in the face... | |
 | Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...point. In his remarks on the consonant k he observes; "It has been the custom within these twenty years to omit the k at the end of words when preceded by c." After expressing some groundless regrets for the change which I shall presently notice, h« adds ;... | |
 | John Walker - 1830 - 726 pages
...knave, knit, knock, knot, knoll. 400. It has been a custom within these twenty years to omit the Is at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter,' and is not only a blemish in the... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1834 - 458 pages
...like hard c. It is silent before n in the same syllable, as in knee. •СЭ* It has been a custom with many to omit the k at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter, and as in calf, talk, calm, calve,... | |
 | John Walker, Lyman Cobb - English language - 1841 - 444 pages
...sound like hard c. It is silent before n in the same syllable, as in l.ni-. IÇF' It has been a custom with many to omit the k at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter, and is not only a blemish in the face... | |
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It has been a custom within these twenty years to omit the % at the end of words when preceded by c. This has introduced a novelty into the language, which is that of ending a word with an unusual letter... 
