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Page viii
... sense from what they are in England . These include many names of natural objects differently applied . 3. Words which have retained their original meaning in the United States , although not in England . 4. English provincialisms ...
... sense from what they are in England . These include many names of natural objects differently applied . 3. Words which have retained their original meaning in the United States , although not in England . 4. English provincialisms ...
Page ix
... sense in which words have been employed by authors , was first practised on a comprehensive scale by Dr. Johnson , whose labors are thereby greatly enhanced in value to the philologist ; and has since been carried out more completely in ...
... sense in which words have been employed by authors , was first practised on a comprehensive scale by Dr. Johnson , whose labors are thereby greatly enhanced in value to the philologist ; and has since been carried out more completely in ...
Page x
... sense differing from the use of the same in England , it was at once noticed and secured . All our news- papers contain more or less colloquial words ; in fact , there seems no other way of expressing certain ideas connected with ...
... sense differing from the use of the same in England , it was at once noticed and secured . All our news- papers contain more or less colloquial words ; in fact , there seems no other way of expressing certain ideas connected with ...
Page xi
... sense . The aid of such persons it was impossible to procure , and the words here brought together have been , with very few exceptions , collected by myself . The deficiencies and imperfections are such , therefore , as could not be ...
... sense . The aid of such persons it was impossible to procure , and the words here brought together have been , with very few exceptions , collected by myself . The deficiencies and imperfections are such , therefore , as could not be ...
Page xvi
... sense , and words which ✓are now used only in the provincial dialects . Compiled by Thomas Wright , Esq . 2 vols . 8vo . London , 1857. " As it does not fall within the scope of these inquiries to discuss the lan- guages to which the ...
... sense , and words which ✓are now used only in the provincial dialects . Compiled by Thomas Wright , Esq . 2 vols . 8vo . London , 1857. " As it does not fall within the scope of these inquiries to discuss the lan- guages to which the ...
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