Del'a ware. Me., Maine.
Flor. or Fla., Flor'i da. Mich., Mich'i gan.
Geo. or Ga., Geor'gi a. Minn., Min ne so'ta.
Ill., Il li nois'. Miss., Mis sis sip'pi.
Ind., In di an'a. Mo., Mis sou'ri.

Lesson 245.

Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation.

Neb., Ne bras'ka. R. I., Rhode Is1'and.
N. C., North Car o li'na. S. C., South Car o li'na.
N. H., New Hamp'shire Tenn., Ten nes see'.
Tex., Tex'as.
N. J., New Jer'sey. Uh., U'tah (yoo'ta).
Nev., Ne va'da. U.S.A., U nit'ed States of A mer'i ca.
N. Y., New York.
Or., Or'e gon. Va., Vir gin'i a.
O., O hi'o. Vt., Ver mont'.
Pa. or Penn., Penn syl va'ni a. Wis., Wis con'sin.
W Va., West Vir gin'i a.

Lesson 246.

American and Foreign Geographical Names.

Al'ba ny Ba'den Al le ghe'ny
Ayr (ar) Bal'ti more A'si a (a'shi a)
Aulne (on) Bor deaux' (-do') Cin cin na'ti
Bos'ton Chi ca'go Eu phra'tes
Chey enne' Cai'ro Ha wai'i
Main Cey'lon' Pal'es tine
Mo bile' I'ser (e'zer) Phil a del'phi a
Pau (po) Mad rid' Pyr'e nees
Saone Mil wau'kee Szeg ed in'
Seine Mon ta'na Vi en'na
Thames (temz) New Or'leans Wash'ing ton

Lesson 247.

Other Geographical Names of frequent Mispronunciation.

Guanaxuato (gwa na hwa'to) Aube (ob)
Poughkeepsie (po kip'si) Caen (kon)
Worcester (woos'ter) Dieppe (dyep)
Youghiogheny (yoh'ho ga'ni) Foix (fwa)
Newfoundland (nu'fund land) Joux (zhoo)
Chuquisaca (choo ke sa'ka) Lisle (lel)
Guatemala (ga te ma'la) Moux (moo)
Winnipiseogee (-pis sok'ki) Oude (owd)
Venezuela (ven e zwe'la) Sioux (soo)
Altamaha (al ta ma ha') Thau (to)
Chautauqua (sha ta'kwa) Y (i)

Lesson 248.

OF CHARACTERS USED IN PUNCTUATION.

A Comma [, ] denotes the slightest degree of separation between the
elements of a sentence.

A Semicolon [; ] denotes a degree of separation somewhat greater than that
indicated by a comma.

A Colon [:] marks a still greater degree of separation than a semicolon.

A Period [.] usually indicates the close of