The abecedarian, or, philosophic comment upon the English alphabet. : Setting forth the absurdities in the present custom of spelling, the Superfluity of Letters in Words, and the great Confusion that their ill Names and double Meanings are of to all Learners. with Modest proposals for a reformation of the alphabet, adapting special Characters for that Purpose, as being the only Means practicable whereby to render the same distinct, uniform, and universal. Also, A Word to the Reader, shewing the Indignity of ill Habits in Lecturers, pointing out to them the Beauties and Excellency of graceful and fine Reading. Likewise, a Syllableium, or Universal Reading Table, for Beginners, calculated after the present Use, for the Way of all Schools throughout the Kingdom. Together with a Discourse on the Word, or A-Tau, tetragrammatical, preceding those Tables. By John Yeomans, Schoolmaster in Five-Fields-Row, Chelsea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeomans, John, active 1759.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Etymology--Early works to 1800.

English language.

English language--Etymology.

Physical Description:

3 unnumbered pages,vi-viii,70 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Coote, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1759.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T114146.

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