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Fisher Slack, Ann. A practical new grammar; with exercises of bad English: 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.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2055, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2055. Accessed 2024-12-26.

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  author={Fisher Slack,Ann},
  year={1785},
  title={A practical new grammar; with exercises of bad English: 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.},
  publisher={Solomon Hodgson},
  address={Newcastle upon Tyne},    }

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