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, Ann (Author) Hawes, Lacy (Publisher)
Signed Author	By A. Fisher.
Pseudonym
Firms	Thomas Slack [Union Street] (Publisher) Lacey Hawes (Publisher) J. Richardson [Paternoster Row] (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
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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
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Hand-Verified	No
Verified	Yes
Attempted Verification	No

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Fisher, 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 2024-04-18.

Fisher, 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, J. Richardson [Paternoster Row], 1763.

Fisher , 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. J. Richardson [Paternoster Row]

Fisher, 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, J. Richardson [Paternoster Row], 1763.

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