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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


95. _What is meant by a reputable word?_
One that is used by educated people.
96. _What is an Anacoluthic word?_
One that is unnecessary to the completion of a sentence.
97. _What is an Idiomatic word?_
A word belonging to an individual language.
98. _What is an Ideographical language?_
One in which the characters represent ideas rather than sounds.
99. _Can there be a derivative word without an affix?_
There can; as, brought from bring.
100. _What is Dactylology?_
The art of spelling words with the fingers.
101. _What is the Pythagorean letter?_
Y.--_Am. Cyclopedia_.
102. _Why so called?_
Because its Greek original represents the sacred triad used to
designate the diverging paths of virtue and vice.


NUMERICAL VALUES OF THE LETTERS.

1. _What is meant by the Numerical value of letters?_
Its value as a numeral used in the notation of different languages.
2. _Have all the letters Numerical value?_
All except J, U, W, and Y.
3. _What is the Numerical value of A?_
500.


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