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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 th 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 explain 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 seventh edition enlarged, and much improved. by A. FisherThe Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 2086, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/2086. Accessed 2024-11-22.

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  author={Fisher Slack,Ann},
  year={1762},
  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 th 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 explain 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 seventh edition enlarged, and much improved. by A. Fisher},
  publisher={Charles Hitch and Lacey Hawes \& Thomas Slack [Union Street] \& Joseph Richardson},
  address={London},    }

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