O.

=Obesity=--o-bĕs´i-ty, not o-bē´si-ty.

=Obligatory=--ŏb´li-ga-to-ry, not ŏb-lĭg´a-to-ry.

=Often=--ŏf´n, not ŏf´tĕn.

=Omega=--o-mē´ga or o-mĕg´a, not ŏm´e-ga. Worcester

allows the first only.

=Onerous=--ŏn´er-ous, not ō´ner-oŭs.

=Only=--ōn´ly, not ŭn´ly.

=Onyx=--ō´nyx, not ŏn´yx.

=Opal=--ō´-pal, not ō-păl´ nor ō-pawl´.

=Opponent=--op-pō´nent, not ŏp´po-nent.

=Ordnance=, not _ordinance_, when cannon, artillery, etc., are

intended. _Ordinance_ is a rule established by authority.

=Orgeat=--ôr´zhat or ôr´zhā, not ôr´je-at. Worcester gives

ôr´zhat.

=Orthoepy=--ôr´tho-e-py, not ôr-thō´e-py.

=Orthoepist=--ôr´tho-e-pist, not ôr-thō´e-pist.

=Overflowed=, not _overflown_.

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