 | Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler - English language - 1872 - 522 pages
...slab'bur, or slob'bur, Wk. 155] [Slobber, 203.] И5Р° " The second sound of this word [slob'tnir] is by much the more usual one¡ but as it is in direct...discountenanced, and the a restored to its true sound." Walker. Slab'bered (slab'burd ; coll. Rlob'burd). Slab'ber-er (slab'burur; coll. sloo'bur-ur). Slab'ber-ing... | |
 | Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler - English language - 1872 - 522 pages
...slab'bur, or alob'bur, Wk. 155] [Slobber, 203.] кй™ " The second sound of this word [sfoi>'/»wrl is by much the more usual one; but as it is in direct opposition to the orthojrraphy, it ought to be diecountenanccd, and the a restored toitetruceound." Walker. Slab'bcrcd... | |
 | Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler - English language - 1875 - 502 pages
...Gd. ; slab'bur^ or slob'bur, Wk. 155] [Slobber, 203.] Cgf " The second sound of this word [slob'tonr] is by much the more usual one; but as it is in direct oppoit ought to be discountenanced, and the a restored to its true sound." Walker. Slab'bered (slab'burd... | |
 | Alfred Ayres - English language - 1880 - 218 pages
...word is pronounced colloquially sldb'ber, and sometimes so written. " The second sound of this word is by much the more usual one ; but, as it is in direct...and the a restored to its true sound." — Walker. slang. slant. slate. slaughter. sleek, not slick. slew — slu. sliv'er, or sll'ver. The first marking,... | |
 | Edward Barrett Warman - English language - 1888 - 462 pages
...slob'ber Walker says: "The second sound of this word (slob'ber) is by much the more usual one; butas it is in direct opposition to the orthography, it...discountenanced and the a restored to its true sound." Slacken, sluck'n, not slack'en. Slander, slan'der (Wore.); slan'der (Web.). Slang, slung, not slang.... | |
 | William Henry Pinkney Phyfe - 1898 - 598 pages
...not skyl. See card. slabber — slab'-er ; coll. sl6b'-er. " The second sound of this word (sl6b'-eY| is by much the more usual one ; but as it is in direct...laborers , universally pronounce it with the short a, as if written slack; and it may be added that the correctest speakers, when using the participial adjective... | |
 | William Henry Pinkney Phyfe - English language - 1903 - 680 pages
...not skyi. See card. slabber — sl6b'-ber or slab'-ber. " The second sound of this word (sl5b'-er) is by much the more usual one ; but as it is in direct...laborers universally pronounce it with the short a, as if written slack ; and it may be added that the correctest speakers, when using the participial adjective... | |
 | William Henry Pinkney Phyfe - English language - 1903 - 676 pages
...skI, not skyl. See card. slabber— sl6b'-ber or slaV-ber. " The second sound of this word (sl6b'-5r) is by much the more usual one ; but as it is in direct...to its true sound." — Walker. slake — slak, not slsk. Walker says : " All our orthoepists unite in pronouncing this word regularly ; but, as Mr. Smith... | |
 | William Henry Pinkney Phyfe, Maude D. Williams - English language - 1926 - 848 pages
...slobber). slabber (to slobber) — slab'-er or slob'-er. "The second sound of this word (slob'-er) is by much the more usual one; but as it is in direct...a restored to its true sound . " — Walker. slake — släk. "The pronunciation släk (reflecting the spelling slack), as in to slake lime, slaked lime,... | |
 | Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler - English language - 1861 - 506 pages
...; slab'bur, or slob'bur, Wk. 155] [Slobber, 203.] ffi^* " The second sound of this word [slob'our~] is by much the more usual one; but as it is in direct...be discountenanced, and the a restored to its true soun d." Walker. Slab'bered (slab'burd j coll. slob'burd}. Slab'ber-er (slab'burur ; coll. slob'bur-ur}.... | |
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The second sound of this word (sl5b'-er) is by much the more usual one ; but as it is in direct opposition to the orthography, it ought to be discountenanced, and the a restored to its true sound. 