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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ...grande difficulte consiste dans la difference qu'il y a entre la langue ecrite et la langue parlee; et pour acquerir la connaissance de cette derniere, il faut ecouter avec la plus grande attention, et percevoir les sons avant que d'essayer (1) a attempt to emitthem; be assured that when once your ear is formed, half the difliculty is over. There are several minor circumstances to be observed, which wewill discuss when (1) I have the pleasure of (2) seeing you. (1) Practical, theoretical, adj., qui concerne la pratique, la theorie. Il y a a peu pres quatre cents mots termines en ai, ilui repondent pour la plupart aux mots francais en ique. Ex. Critical, political, aristocratical, democratical, anatomical, etc. (2) The latter, adj., le dernier, celui-ci; the former, le premier, celui-la. (3) To listen, . n., ecouter, demande la preposition lo devant son complement. beaucoup de peine (objet direct de l'action d'epargner Cela epargnera a vous beaucoup de peine. It will sare J/om.... Le verbe epargner ( to spare ) veut dire menager, economiser, et aussi avoir des egards, des menagements pour quelqu'un.--( Epargner les vaincus.) Ici il signifie saurer, debarrasser quelqu'un de (to save), verbe dont le participe present ( saving) servant d'adjectif se prend quelquefois en mauvaise part. Ex. He is rery saving (il est tres-parcimonieux). (I) Essayer, v. a. et n. On dit essayer a faire une boite, parce que le sens se rapporte davantage au but qu'aux efforts; mais on dit essayer de lerer une pierre, parce que, dans cette locution, on veut exprimer plutot les efforts que...