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use to be pronounced to conform as nearly as practicable with 

 the root, as Oak'-esia (silent e), Nel'-soni, List' -era, Har-per'-ia. 



Commemorative names based on foreign words to receive 

 English pronunciation similar to that given other English words 

 of like character, as Thd'-lia, not TdU'-ia; Michauxii with the 

 x sounded like s, not like ks or silent. 



Names derived from a single classical root to have the accent, 

 vowels, and consonants as nearly as practicable like the cognate 

 English word, as ova'-ta (ovate), cilia' -ta (ciliate). 



Names from a single root without cognate English words, 

 whether classical or not in origin, to be accented according to 

 classical rules, with vowel and consonant sounds as in common 

 English usage for similar words, as Te'-coma (or Te-corn'-a), 

 Car'-ya, Ac'-er, Qucrc'-us, Lar'-ix. 



Names from two roots to be accented to preserve the sound of 

 both and when possible given vowel sounds in accordance with 

 cognate English words or syllables, as Mon'-o-trop'-a, Zanth'- 

 o-xyl'-um. 



Changes in the gender or form of a root or the addition of a 

 prefix or suffix, not to change the vowel-quantity or accent, 

 except when required by the peculiarities of our language, as 

 Crin'-um and Leuc'-o-crin'-um, Pdl'-y-pog'-on and Pdl'-y-gon'- 

 um, Up'-to-stach'-ys and lep'-to-stdch'-ya. 



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