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Excerpt from Un Philosophe Sous Les Toits: Journal D'un Homme Heureux
With regard to the etymologies given in the Vocabulary, the editor is inclined to advise the teacher to make but sparing use of them. They are put down mainly for purposes of reference. A glance at the derivation of a word will Often give a fuller insight into its meaning, and serve as an aid to memory. At the same time, it will be well to remember that for beginners the study Of ety mology is useful only in so far as the student is already familiar with the words or language to which he is referred, or in so far as his study of the derivation is prompted by intelligent curiosity. The form given as etymology is that from which the word has actually come, so that the student need not be surprised at finding a Latin nominative in one place and its accusative in another. The editor takes this opportunity Of expressing his thanks to Mr. Geo. E. Shaw, b.a., Toronto Collegiate Institute, for assistance in revising the proof of the Vocabulary, and for many valuable suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
