 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...they ,-ir-' written ; aud ..s<eein, not tufri )ii-i. -itly to have considered, that of .English^ sa, of all living tongues, there is a double 'pronunciation,...cursory and. colloquial, the other regular and solemn. The cursory" pronunciation is always vague and uncertain, behiif raude-' different in dificrent. mouths... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1806 - 636 pages
...CoLLECTj COVETOUS, DONATIVE, ЕГНЕМЕВА, SATIETY, &c. and the inseparable preposition Dis. " tongues, there is a double pronunciation ; one, cursory...and colloquial ; the other, regular and •' solemn. The cursory pronunciation is always vague and uncertain, being made difieren t, in " different mouths,... | |
 | John Robinson, Piomingo - National characteristics, American - 1810 - 326 pages
...of words pronounced otherwise than they are written ; and seem not sufficiently to have considered, that, of English, as of all living tongues, there...cursory and colloquial; the other regular and solemn. The cursory pronunciation is always vague and uncertain, being made different, in different mouths,... | |
 | A. W. Winkelmann - English language - 1816 - 514 pages
...вр!Ьсп riñe ecroiffe юоЬигф ber flebílbete ЗЛепГф ft'<6 аиф in Aíeínígíeíten Dr. Johnson observes, that of English, as of all living'...instances of. this double pronunciation ; and it is at first a little ililhcult to conceive what are the words in which this observation is verified. Solemn... | |
 | John Walker - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1819 - 800 pages
...iviitlcu ; and seem wot sufficiently to have considered, that, of English as of all livin '• there H a double pronunciation • one, cursory and colloquial ; the other, regular and solemn. *' Tin,- cursory pronunciation is always vague and unrertain, being wade different in different *(... | |
 | John Walker - Bible - 1823 - 808 pages
...things publick ; private, not open ; inhabiting the huit.ic ; nut wild ; not foreign, intestine. ICT Dr. Johnson observes, that of English, as of all living tongues, there is a double prnnnnda tion, one cursory anil colloquial, the other rrg ular and solemn. He gives no instances of... | |
 | John Walker - 1824 - 788 pages
...of words pronounced otherwise than they are written; and seem not sufficiently to have considered, that, of English, as of all living tongues, there...cursory and colloquial, the other regular and solemn. The cursory pronunciation is always vague and uncertain, being made different, in different mouths,... | |
 | John Walker - 1827 - 864 pages
...of words pronounced otherwise than they are written j and seem not sufficiently to have considered, that, of English, as of all living tongues, there...cursory and colloquial ; the other, regular and solemn. The cursory pronunciation is always vague and uncertain, being made different, in different mouths,... | |
 | John Walker - English language - 1834 - 682 pages
...wild: not foreign. intestine. . t? L)r. Johnson observen, that of English, as of all living tongue*, there is a double pronunciation, one cursory and colloquial, the other regular and solemn, lie gives no instances of this double pronunciation ; and it is at ii i , a little difficult to conceive... | |
 | Ephraim Banks - Bank notes - 1838 - 436 pages
...of words pronounced otherwise than they are written; and seem not sufficiently to have considered, that, of English, as of all living tongues, there...pronunciation: one cursory and colloquial; the other regnlar and solemn. The cursory pronunciation is always Tague and uncertain, being made different,... | |
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Most of the writers of English grammar have given long tables of words pronounced otherwise than they are written; and seem not sufficiently to have considered, that, of English, as of all living tongues, there is a double pronunciation; one cursory and... 
