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-SUBJECT INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
H.L. Mencken (1880–1956). The American Language. 1921.
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7. The conversion of decayed diphthongs into simple vowels: | American | English | | anemia | anæmia | | anesthetic | anæsthetic | | encyclopedia | encyclopædia | | diarrhea | diarrhœa | | ecology | œcology | | ecumenical | œcumenical | | edema | œdema | | eon | æon | | esophagus | œsophagus | | esthetic | æsthetic | | estival | æstival | | etiology | ætiology | | hemorrhage | hæmorrhage | | medieval | mediæval | | septicemia | septicæmia | |
8. The change of compound consonants into simple consonants: | bark (ship) | barque | | burden (ship’s) | burthen | | check (bank) | cheque | | draft (ship’s) | draught | | picket (military) | piquet | | plow | plough | | vial | phial | |
9. The change of o into a: | naught | nought | | pudgy | podgy | | slug (verb) | slog | | slush | slosh | | taffy | toffy (or toffee) | |
10. The change of e into i: | inclose | enclose | | indorse | endorse | | inquire | enquire | | jimmy (burglar’s) | jemmy | | scimitar | scimetar | |
11. The change of y into a, ia or i: | ataxia | ataxy | | baritone | barytone | | cachexia | cachexy | | cider | cyder | | pajamas | pyjamas | | siphon | syphon | | siren | syren | | tire (noun) | tyre | |
