=Abacus=--ab´a-kŭs, not a-băk´ŭs.
=Abdomen=--ab-dō´men, not ab´do-men.
=Acclimate=--ak-klī´māte, not ak´kli-māte.
=Acclimated= is also accented on the second syllable.
=Acclimatization=--ak-kli-mat-i-zā´shun, not
ak-klī´ma-ti-zā-shun.
=Adult=--a-dŭlt´, not ăd´ult.
=Aerated=--ā´er-ā-ted, not ā´rē-ā-ted. "_Areated
bread_" is a mistake that is frequently made.
=Ailantus=--ā-lăn´tŭs, not ā-lăn´thŭs;
ăt-lăn´tus is a still worse error.
=Albumen=--al-bū´men, not al´bu-men.
=Alder=--awl´der, not ăl´der; it is the name of a _tree_ and
does not mean the ordinary _elder_.
=Alike.= It is sufficient to say that two persons or things are
_alike_, not _both alike_. The word associated with _alike_ is
just as unnecessary as it is with _resemble_ and _equal_ in the
following sentences: "These two men _both_ resemble each
other." "These two sums are _both_ equal."
=Allopathy=--al-lŏp´a-thy, not al´lo-path-y.
=Allopathist= is similarly accented.
=Alpaca=--al-păk´a, not al-la-păk´a.
=Altercate=--ăl´ter-kāte, not awl´ter-kate.
=Amenable=--a-mē´na-ble, not a-mĕn´a-ble.
=Among.= A thing is divided _among_ many and _between_ two.
=Amour=--a-mōōr´, not am´-mōre nor ā´mōōr.
=Angry.= Say angry _with_ a person and _at_ a thing.
=Animalcula= is the plural of _animalculum_; there is no such
word as _animalculœ_. Animalcule (singular) and animalcules
(plural), are proper words; the former is pronounced
an-i-mal´kūle and the latter an-i-mal´kūlz.
=Antarctic=--ant-ärk´tik, not ant-är´tik.
=Antepenult=--an-te-pe-nŭlt´, not an-te-pē´nŭlt.
=Apex=--ā´pex, not ăp´ex.
=Apparatus=--ap-pa-rā´tus, not ap-pa-răt´us.
=Aquaria=, not _aquariums_, is the plural of _aquarium_.
=Arabic=--ăr´a-bĭk, not a-răb´ĭk, a-rā´bĭk, nor
ăr´a-băk; which errors are very common, especially in the
compound word _gum-arabic_.
=Arbitrary= is often incorrectly pronounced as if spelled
_ar-bi-ta-ry_.
=Archangel=--ärk-ān´jel, not ärch-ān´jel.
=Archbishop=--ärch-bish´op, not ärk-bish´op.
=Archipelago=--ärk-i-pel´a-gō, not ärch-i-pel´a-gō.
=Architect=--är´ki-tect, not är´chi-tect.
=Archives=--är´kīvez, not är´chīvez, nor är´kēvez.
=Arctic=--ärk´tik, not är´tik.
=Arid=--ăr´id, not ā´rid.
=Aroma=--a-rō´ma, not ăr´o-ma.
=At= should not be used when it has no possible connection with
the other words of a sentence; as, "Where are you living _at_?"
=At all=, not a tall.
=Attacked=, not attackted.
=Auction=--awk´shun, not ŏk´shun.
=Ay= or =Aye=, meaning _yes_, and =aye=, an affirmative vote, are
pronounced äĭ and not ī nor ā.
=Aye=, meaning forever, always (used chiefly in poetry), is
pronounced ā not ī nor äĭ.