A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English [electronic resource] : Or, An easy guide to speaking and writing the English language. Properly and correctly. Containing I. Orthography, or true spelling; which treats of the sounds and uses of the several letters in all positions; of the division of words into syllables; and the use of points. II. Prosody, or the art of pronouncing syllables in words truly; with tables of words properly accented. III. Etymology, or the kinds of words; which explains the several parts of speech; their derivations and different endings; change and likeness to one another. IV. Syntax, or construction; which teaches how to connect words aright in a sentence or Sentences. To which is added. a curious and useful appendix. The twenty-fourth edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. Fisher.
1788
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A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English [electronic resource] : Or, An easy guide to speaking and writing the English language. Properly and correctly. Containing I. Orthography, or true spelling; which treats of the sounds and uses of the several letters in all positions; of the division of words into syllables; and the use of points. II. Prosody, or the art of pronouncing syllables in words truly; with tables of words properly accented. III. Etymology, or the kinds of words; which explains the several parts of speech; their derivations and different endings; change and likeness to one another. IV. Syntax, or construction; which teaches how to connect words aright in a sentence or Sentences. To which is added. a curious and useful appendix. The twenty-fourth edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. Fisher.
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New grammar, with exercises of bad English
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Newcastle : Printed for S. Hodgson, (Successor to Mr T. Slack, the original publisher), MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- Newcastle upon Tyne.
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English
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xii,180p. ; 12⁰.
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Titlepage in red and black.
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Alston, i, 132a
English Short Title Catalog, T213223.
English Short Title Catalog, T213223.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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