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the consonants and accented vowels their proper values, but neglect the unaccented vowels. Where they used to say redgəret, they now say not regeret, but regəret: the er will invade even their accented syllables, and some who get the word die right, will pronounce ter like the hospital patient.
R. Bridges.
P.S.—Though I have done my best to avoid misprints, I must beg the reader's indulgence for any oversights.
