[PDF] A General Dictionary Of Provincialisms eBook

Author : William Holloway
Publisher : Trieste Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 28,98 MB
Release : 2017-09-06
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ISBN : 9780649039920

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Author : William Holloway
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 38,17 MB
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781331968511

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Excerpt from A General Dictionary of Provincialisms: Written With a View to Rescue From Oblivion the Fast Fading Relics of by-Gone Days After a labour of some years, I have at length succeeded, as far as my slender means, and still slenderer abilities will permit, in the compilation of a Dictionary of Provincial Words. But, though I have accomplished my task, I feel some diffidence, and some misgivings as to its success with the public. I fear the task is very inefficiently executed; and even were it a more correct performance, I am doubtful whether it is one that is likely to suit the public taste. Many friends have laughed at the pains I have bestowed upon it, while one has even told me that the only object to be obtained by it, was that of teaching well-educated persons to speak patois. After this, I was almost tempted to abandon the work in despair, and I verily believe I should have done so, had it not been for the following observation which I met with in the Quarterly Review for February, 1836, No. 110, on the subject of Provincial Words, viz: - "If he (Mr. Stevenson, *) and his fellow-labourers will collect all the words which deserve a place in an archaic and provincial glossary, accompanied with data for ascertaining their meaning, they will be entitled to the thanks of the public, whether their etymologies are right or wrong." Encouraged by these and other observations, I persevered, and now I humbly present the fruits of my labour to the judgment of a scrutinizing, but just public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Holloway
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 16,3 MB
Release : 2008-08
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ISBN : 9781436928335

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Author : William Holloway
Publisher : Waddell Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,91 MB
Release : 2011-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1446053008

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