o, tarmigan._

xxv. R, has two sounds, one strong and vibrating, as at the
beginning of words and syllables, such as _robber, reckon, error;_
the other as at the terminations of words, or when succeeded by a
consonant, as _farmer, morn._

xxvi. Before the letter R, there is a slight sound of _e_ between
the vowel and the consonant. Thus, _bare, parent, apparent, mere,
mire, more, pure, pyre,_ are pronounced nearly _baer, paerent,
appaerent, me-er,mier, moer,puer, pyer._ This pronunciation proceeds
from the peculiar articulation of _r_, and it occasions a slight
change of the sound of _a_, which can only be learned by the ear.

xxvii. There are other rules of pronunciation affecting the
combinations of vowels, &c.; but as they are more difficult to
describe, and as they do not relate to errors which are commonly
prevalent, we shall content ourselves with giving examples of them
in the following list of words. When, a syllable in any word in this
list is printed in italics [_like this_], the accent or stress of
voice should be laid on that syllable.

[AUCTIONS COMMENCED IN BRITAIN IN A.D. 1779.]

197. Proper Pronunciations of Words often Wrongly Pronounced.

Again, usually pronounced a-_gen_, not as spelled.

Alien, a-li-en not _ale-yen._

Antipodes, an-_tip_-o-dees.

Apostle, as _a-pos'l_, without the _t_.

Arch, _artch_ in compounds of our own language, as in archbishop,
archduke; but _ark_ in words derived from the Greek, as archaic,
ar-_ka_-ik; archaeology, ar-ke-_ol_-o-gy; archangel,
ark-_ain_-gel; archetype, _ar_-ke-type; archiepiscopal,
ar-ke-e-_pis_-co-pal; archipelago, ar-ke-_pel_-a-go; ar-chives,
_ar_-kivz, &c.

Asia, _a_-sha.

Asparagus as spelled, not asparagrass.

Aunt, ant, not _au_nt.

Awkward, awk-_wurd,_ not awk-_urd._

Bade, bad.

Because, be-_cawz,_ not ba-_cos_

Been, bin.

Beloved, as a verb, be-_luvd;_ as an adjective, be-_luv_-ed.
Blessed, cursed, &c., are subject to the same rule.

Beneath, with the _th_ in breath, not with the _th_ in breathe.

Biog'raphy, as spelled, not beography.

Buoy, boy, not bwoy.

Canal', as spelled, not ca-nel.

Caprice, capreece.

Catch, as spelled, not ketch.

Chaos, _ka_-oss.

Charlatan, _shar_-latan.

Chasm, kazm.