Hints to Travellers: Scientific and General, Volume 2Royal geographical society, 1906 - Scientific expeditions |
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Page 270 - English j. Dj should never be put for this sound English k. It should always be put for the hard c. Thus, not Corea, but The Oriental guttural is another guttural, as in the Turkish . j- As in English.
Page 268 - Neither will any change be made in the spelling of such names in languages which are not written in Roman character as have become by long usage familiar to English readers : thus Calcutta, Cutch, Celebes, Mecca, etc., will be retained in their present form.
Page 268 - A system which would attempt to represent the more delicate inflexions of sound and accent would be so complicated as only to defeat itself. Those who desire a more accurate pronunciation of the written name must learn it on the spot by a study of local accent and peculiarities.
Page 271 - Accents should not generally be used, but where there is a very decided emphatic syllable or stress, which affects the sound of the word, it should be marked by an acute accent.
Page 4 - Calm Light air Light breeze Gentle breeze Moderate breeze Fresh breeze Strong breeze Moderate gale Fresh gale Strong gale Whole gale Storm Estimatin Observations at sea Sea like mirror.
Page 268 - Mecca, &c., will be retained in their present form. 3. The true sound of the word as locally pronounced will be taken as the basis of the spelling. 4. An approximation, however, to the sound is alone aimed at. A system which would attempt to represent the more delicate...
Page 267 - For it was felt not only that such a task would be impossible, but that an attempt to provide for such niceties would defeat the object. The adoption by others of the system thus settled has been more general than the Council ventured to hope. The charts and maps issued by the Admiralty and War Office have been, since 1885, compiled and extensively revised in accordance with it. The Foreign and Colonial Offices have accepted it, and the latter has communicated with the Colonies requesting them to...
Page 268 - One accent only is used, the acute, to denote the syllable on which stress is laid. This is very important, as the sounds of many names are entirely altered by the misplacement of this
Page 90 - Reptiles and fishes can have small parchment tickets attached to them before placing in spirits. A traveller may be puzzled, in the midst of the profusion of animal and vegetable forms which he sees around him, to know what to secure and what to leave. Books can be of very little service to him on a journey, and he had better at once abandon all idea of encumbering himself with them. A few days...
Page 270 - English/, ph should not be used for the sound of/. Thus, not Haiphong, but is always hard. (Soft g is given by j) . . is always pronounced when inserted.