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2. But when the adjective ends in y preceded by a consonant they becomes i; as: steadi-ly, weari-ly, angri-ly.

Except in the case of monosyllables, which often retain the y; as: dry-ly (as well as drily), slyly, shyly.

3. Daily from day, gaily as well as gayly.

4.

When an adjective of more than one syllable ends in le, the le is usually dropped before ly; as: gentle, gent-ly, probab-ly, nob-ly. 5. Sometimes a finale is dropt; as: true, tru-ly; due, du-ly; whol-ly.

6. Full makes fully, dropping an . Adjectives formed by the ending ful drop the final 1; so that adverbs are formed from them regularly,―careful-ly, skilful-ly.

MISPRONOUNCED WORDS.

The following is a list of words frequently mispronounced, or wrongly accentuated. When a word has more than one correct form of pronunciation or accentuation, the preferable form is given either alone, or first.

The long vowels when accented are marked with a horizontal line over them-a (as in lake), ē (complete), i, ō, ū (=yū).

When unaccented, they are marked with a crescent —ă (railwăy), ĕ (select), i, o, u.

ä represents the a in father, ärtist, ärtistic.

aw or au represents the sound of a in all, alter.

The short vowels are unmarked.

The French nasal sound of ʼn is indicated by ñ.

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Diverse-di'vers

Docile-do'sil

Dolour-do'lor

Dolorous-dol'or-us

Drama-drä'ma

Dramatis Persona-dram'a-tis

per-sō'ně Drought-drowt

Ducat-duk'at

Ductile-duk'til

Dulcamara-dul-ka-ma'ra

Dysentery-dis'en-ter-i
Dyspnoea-disp-në'a

Ecce Homo-ek'se hō'mo
Eider-i'der

Elysian-e-liz'i-an
Embryo em'bri-Ŏ

Employé―awñ-plwaw-yă

Employée-em-ploi'ě

Encore-awn-kōr'

Eneid-'-ně-id

Ennui-awn-wē

Ensemble-awñ-säñ-bl

Ephod-ef'od

Equable-'kwa-bl

Erebus er'e-bus

Espionage-es'pi-on-aj

Esquimau-es'ki-mo

Esther-es'ter

Euripides-yu-rip'i-děz

Eurydice-yu-rid'i-sẽ

Exaggeration ex-aj'er-a'-shon

Exquisite-eks'qui-zit

Extant-ex'tant

Extol-ex-tol'

Facet-fas'et

Facial-fa'shi-al

Falchion-fawl'shon

Falcon-fawkn

Fantasia-fan-tä'zě-a

Febrile-feb'ril

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Hautboy-hō'boi

Hauteur-haw-ter (the pro- Jeddo (Japan)-yed'do

longed)

Hawaiian-ha-wi'yan

Hearth-härth

Iron-i'ern

Isolate-i'so-lăt

Jaundice-jän'dis

Jocund-jok'und

Jugular-ju'gu-lar

Kiosk-ki-osk'

Hearth-stone-härth'-stone

Kraal-krawl

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Often-of'n

Omega-ō'meg-a

Onerous-on'er-us

Onyx-on'ix

Lethe-le'the

Lethean-le-the'an

Levee-lev'ĕ

Lichen-li'ken

Lien-li'-en

Lithographer-li-thog'raf-er

Lithography-li-thog'ra-phi Machiavelian--mak-i-a-vēl'i-an

Macleod-mak-loud'

Magna Charta-mag'na kär'ta

Majolica-ma-jol'i-ca

Marigold-mar'i-gold

Matrix-ma'trix

Mattress-mat'tres

Mausoleum-maw-so-lē'um

Medici-med'e-che

Mediocre-me'di-o-ker

Mélange-mă-lañzh

Mesdames-mā-däm

Mezzo-met'zo
Mien-men

Miniature-min'i-a-tur
Mischievous-mis'che-vus
Modena (Italy)—mod'e-na

Molecule-mol'ě-kul
Monogram-mon'o-gram

Monograph-mon'ō-graf

Monomania-mon-o-ma'nia

Mountainous-mount'ăn-us

Murrain–mur'ăn

Mushroom-mush'room

Mythology-mith-ol'o-ji Naiad-na'yad

Naive-nä-ēv

Naiveté-nä-ēv-tă

Nantes-nawnt

Naomi-na-o'mi
Nape-nap
Nasal-na'zal

Negligée-neg-li-zha
Nemesis-nem'e-sis

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