Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Incorporating the Labours of Sheridan and Walker, So Far as Their Examples Are in Accordance With the True Principles of Orthoepy and Established Usage
I shall not say more of my own labours, or criticise those of my predecessors, but I consider it incumbent on me to state the circumstances which led to the publication of Mr. Walker's Dictionary; more especially as they are but little known.
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