orthoepy
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Such departures from orthoepy are only to be checked by the power of such example; but this is a power not always present, or not always of sufficient strength.
From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert
But where were we to seek for the standard of our orthoepy?
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
It is true that the pedantry of scholarship has put its sovereign veto against the practice of writing words as they are spoken, even could the orthoepy ever have been settled by an unquestioned standard.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
It is so arranged as to teach orthography and orthoepy simultaneously.
From Lee's Last Campaign by Gorman, John C.
The orthography is according to Jack’s orthoepy, for there are various spellings of the word.
From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne
