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 pronounicing 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-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 pronounicing 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-eighth edition enlarged, and much improved. By A. Fisher.
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Signed Author By A. Fisher.
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination xii, 180
Date of Publication 1795
Edition Statement The twenty-eighth edition enlarged, and much improved.
Edition Number 28
Date of First Publication
Imprint printed for S. Hodgson, [successor to Mr. T. Slack, the original publisher]
Colophon
Copyright Statement
Location of Printing Newcastle upon Tyne GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
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  • BL 1490.pp.2
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Hand-Verified No
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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 pronounicing 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-eighth edition enlarged, and much improved. By A. Fisher.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2073, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2073. Accessed 2024-12-26. 

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