A practical new grammar, with exercises of bad English: Or, An easy guide to speaking and writing the 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, wtih 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, a new edition, corrected and 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 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, wtih 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, a new edition, corrected and improved by A. Fisher.
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Volumes 1
Pagination xii, 180
Date of Publication 1791
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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 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, wtih 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, a new edition, corrected and improved by A. Fisher.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2079, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2079. Accessed 2024-04-27. 

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