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 postions; 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 together. To which is added, a curious and useful appendix. The twenty-second edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. Fisher.
1785
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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 postions; 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 together. To which is added, a curious and useful appendix. The twenty-second edition, enlarged and much improved. By A. Fisher.
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New grammar, with exercises of bad English
Created/published
Newcastle : Printed for S. Hodgson, (successor to Mr T. Slack, the original publisher), 1785.
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xii,180 p. ; 12mo.
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Titlepage in red and black.
First published as: 'A new grammar, with exercises of bad English'.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Titlepage in red and black.
First published as: 'A new grammar, with exercises of bad English'.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009.
ESTC staff note
P, x misnumbered 2.
Cited/described in
Alston, R. Bibliography of the English language from the invention of printing to the year 1800, i, 131a
English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), T223679
English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), T223679
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Great Britain -- England -- Newcastle upon Tyne.
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