Excerpt from A Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting Orthography, Pronunciation, and Definition of Words, According to the Prevailing Usage of Correct Writers and Speakers, With Additional "Notations" Of Words Differently Pronounced by Different OrthoëpistsThe system of indicating the sounds of the vowels, by figures placed over them, has been superseded by the introduction of simple phonotypes, ' whicm by appealing to the eye, or falling in with previous impressions, become self explanatory after a single reference to the Key to the Pronunciation given at the commencement of the work.The 'unpronounceable combinations of letters noticed in the Introduction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.