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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


3. _Is double A ever written together as a word?_
It is, as a proper noun.
4. _What is Aa the name of?_
About forty small rivers in Europe.--_Cyclopedia._
5. _Is B the second letter of all alphabets?_
All except the Ethiopic.
6. _What number is B in the Ethiopic?_
Ninth.
7. _Give a word in which P has the sound of B._
Cupboard.
8. _What letter is the Sonorous counterpart of T?_
The letter D.--_Cyclopedia._
9. _Give the Periodic changes of the English language._
Saxon, Semi-Saxon, Old English, Middle English, and Modern English.
10. _Give date of "Saxon period."_
Previous to 1150 A.D.
11. _Give date of "Semi-Saxon period."_
1150 to 1250.
12. _Give date of "Old English period."_
1250 to 1350.
13. _Give date of "Middle English period."_
1350 to 1550.
14. _Give date of "Modern English period."_
Time since 1550.
15. _What constitutes a Period in Language?_
Any great change in the Literature of a People.
16. _What causes these changes?_
Mostly national invasion.
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