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urous=--s[)u]l'phur-[)u]s, not sul-ph[=u]'r[)u]s nor s[)u]l-ph[=u]'re-us. =Sulphureous= is another word. =Summoned=, not _summonsed_. =Supersede=, =superseded=, =superseding=. Observe the s in the penultimate. It is a common error to write _supercede_, etc. =Supposititious=--sup-pos-i-t[)i]'shus, not sup-po-s[)i]'shus. Put by a trick in the place of another, as, a _supposititious_ child, a _supposititious_ record. =Surtout=--s[)u]r-t[=o][=o]t', not s[)u]r-towt' nor s[)u]r't[=o][=o]t. =Swath=--swawth, not swawthe. Worcester gives sw[)o]th. The sweep of the scythe in mowing. T. =Tabernacle=--t[)a]b'er-na-cle, not t[)a]b'er-n[)a]k'cle. =Tapestry=--t[)a]p'es-try, not t[=a]'p[)e]s-try. =Tarlatan=--taer'la-tan, not taerl'tun. =Tartan= is a different material. =Tarpaulin=--taer-paw'lin, not taer-p[=o]'lin. Written also =tarpauling= and =tarpawling=. =Tartaric=--tar-t[)a]r'ic, not tar-taer'ic. Pertaining to or obtained from tartar, as _tartaric_ acid. =Tassel=--t[)a]s'sel, not taw'sel. Worcester gives t[)o]s'sl also. =Tatterdemalion=--t[)a]t-ter-de-m[)a]l'ion, not t[)a]t-ter-de-m[=a]l'ion. =Telegraphy=--te-l[)e]g'ra-phy, not t[)e]l'e-gr[)a]ph-y. =Telegraphist=--te-l[)e]g'ra-phist, not tel'e-gr[)a]ph-ist. A telegraphic operator. No such word as _telegrapher_ is given. =Terpsichorean=--terp-s[)i]k-o-r[=e]'an, not terp-si-k[=o]'re-an. Relating to =Terpsichore= (terp-sik'o-re), the muse who presided over dancing. =Tete-a-tete=--t[=a]t-ae-t[=a]t', not teet-ae-teet. =Theatre= or =theater=--th[=e]'a-ter, not the-[=a]'ter. =Threshold=--thr[)e]sh'[=o]ld, not thr[)e]z'[=o]ld nor thr[)e]z'hold. Worcester gives thr[)e]sh'hold. =Thyme=--t[=i]m, not as spelled. =Tic-douloureux=--t[)i]k'd[=o][=o]-l[=o][=o]-r[=o][=o]', not -d[)o]l-o-r[=o][=o]' nor -d[=o]-l[=o]-r[=o][=o]'. =Tiny=--t[=i]'ny, not tee'ny nor t[)i]n'y. =Tolu=--to-l[=u]', not t[=u]'l[=u]. =Tomato=--to-m[=a]'to or to-mae'to, not to-m[)a]t'o. =Topographic=--t[)o]p-o-graph'ic, not t[=o]-po-gr[)a]ph'ic. =Topographical= and =topographically= have also the short o in the first syllable. =Tour=--t[=o][=o]r, not towr. =Tournament=--tuer'na-ment according to Webster. Worcester giv
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