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A Desk-book of Twenty-five Thousand Words Frequently Mispronounced: Embracing English Words, Foreign Terms, Bible Names, Personal Names, Geographical Names, and Proper Names of All Kinds Current in Literature, Science, and the Arts, that are of Difficult Pronunciation, Carefully Pronounced, Annotated, and Concisely Defined and Indicating the Preferences of the Leading Dictionaries from 1732 to 1929

Frank H. Vizetelly

Mangaka: Frank H. Vizetelly
First published: 1929

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This volume serves as a comprehensive guide for navigating the complexities of English pronunciation, covering a vast array of terms from literature, science, and the arts. By distilling the preferences of dictionaries across nearly two centuries, it functions as an essential reference for standardizing the articulation of challenging proper names and foreign terms.

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Published in 1929, this comprehensive reference work was authored by Frank H. Vizetelly, who served as the managing editor of the Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary. The volume was born out of an era when lexicographers sought to standardize American English pronunciation amidst a rapidly expanding global vocabulary. Vizetelly intended the book to serve as a practical, authoritative guide for writers, speakers, and the general public to navigate the complexities of foreign loanwords and proper nouns that frequently vexed even educated readers of the period.

The design and methodology of the desk-book reflect the meticulous, comparative approach favored by early 20th-century linguists. By synthesizing and reconciling the preferences of major dictionaries spanning nearly two centuries, from 1732 to 1929, Vizetelly aimed to provide clarity in a standardized format. Upon its release, the volume was received as a essential professional tool, valued for its commitment to clarity and its unique ability to condense vast historical lexicographical data into a single, accessible resource for the modern desk.

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