Excerpt from Hand-Book of Pronunciation and Phonetic Analysis: Designed for Use in Schools and Colleges, and Adapted to the Wants of All Persons Who Wish to Pronounce According to the Highest Standards
As the pronunciation Of this volume is intended to conform to that of the unabridged editions of Webster and Worcester, it is proper that the diacritical signs should also conform, SO far as possible, to those employed by these eminent lexicographers. Accordingly, in all cases where they agree in the use Of the same signs to rep resent the same sounds, like signs have been adopted in this volume. When they differ, those markings have been chosen that seem best suited to the case.
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