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 Positions; 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 fifteenth edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher.

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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 Positions; 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 fifteenth edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher.
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Volumes 1
Pagination xii, 204
Date of Publication 1795
Edition Statement The fifteenth edition, Enlarged and much Improved.
Edition Number 15
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Imprint printed for G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster-Row, and T. Slack, in Newcastle
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Location of Printing London GB
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  • BL 1568/3965.
Notes After imprint in square brackets: "Entered in Stationer's Hall, according to Act of Parliament";
Advertisement at bottom of title page: "Sold by J. Burnett, Aberdeen." (The Google Books and British Library versions don't have this);
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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 Positions; 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 fifteenth edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2070, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2070. Accessed 2024-12-23. 

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