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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


33. _What is punctuation for the Printer?_
That used by the writer to inform the printer the kind of type to
use.
34. _What are the principal Etymological points?_
Apostrophe, Caret, Dieresis, Macron, Breve, Tilde, Grave Accent,
Acute Accent, Circumflex Accent, Hyphen, and Period.
35. _What is the use of the Apostrophe?_
To indicate the omission of a letter, or letters, of a word.
36. _What letter is omitted in the word o'clock?_
The letter f.
37. _What is the use of the Caret?_
To correct an error of omission.
38. _Is the Caret used in printed copy or manuscript?_
In manuscript.
39. _For what is the Dieresis used?_
To separate two vowels which would otherwise form a diphthong.
40. _Give an example of the use of the Dieresis._
Zo[:o]logy, and Di[:e]resis.
41. _What is the use of the Macron?_
To mark the long quantity of syllables.
42. _What is a long syllable?_
One in which the vowel has the long sound.
43. _What is the use of the Breve?_
To mark the short quantity of syllables.


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