2. All those in _eau_; as, _beau_, _flambeau_, &c.

3. The French _esse_ is represented by the English _ess_: as, _princess_,

from _princesse_.

4. Words in _que_ mostly come to us from the French directly; some from

the Latin directly or indirectly; as, _antique_, (L. _antiquus_, F.

_antique_,) _oblique_, _opaque_.

5. Words ending in _ment_ are nearly the same in both languages; as,

_commencement_, _advancement_, (F. _avancement_,) &c.

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We subjoin some rules for spelling, adapted from Laidlaw’s _American

Pronouncing Dictionary_.[26]