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 Eighth 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 Eighth Edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher.
Contributors	Fisher Slack, Ann (Author) Hawes, Lacy (Publisher)
Signed Author	By A. Fisher.
Pseudonym
Firms	Thomas Slack [Union Street] (Publisher) Lacey Hawes (Publisher) Joseph Richardson (Publisher)
Self-published	No
Volumes	1
Pagination	viii, 175
Date of Publication	1763
Edition Statement	The Eighth Edition, Enlarged and much Improved.
Edition Number	8
Date of First Publication
Imprint	printed for J. Richardson, L. Hawes and T. Slack
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing	London GB

Format	Duodecimo (12mo)
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Genre	Education
Sources	ESTC: T52965 Google Books: https://books.google.ca/books?id=F1BgAAAAcAAJ ECCO: CW110660226 British Library: http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01017440463
Shelfmarks	BL 1568/3969
Notes
Hand-Verified	No
Verified	Yes
Attempted Verification	No

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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 Eighth Edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2072, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2072. Accessed 2024-12-18.

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 Eighth Edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher. London: Thomas Slack [Union Street], Lacey Hawes, Joseph Richardson, 1763.

Fisher Slack , A. (1763). 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 eighth edition, enlarged and much improved. by a. fisher. London: Thomas Slack [Union Street] Lacey Hawes. Joseph Richardson.

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 Eighth Edition, Enlarged and much Improved. By A. Fisher. London: Thomas Slack [Union Street], Lacey Hawes, Joseph Richardson, 1763.

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