Excerpt from Dissertations on the English Language: With Notes, Historical and Criticito Which Is Added, by Way of Appendix, an Essay on a Reformed Mode of Spelling, With Dr. Franklin's Arguments on That Subject
Y O U N G gentlemen who. Have gone through a courfe of academical fiudies, and received the ulual honors of a Univerfity, are apt to contra't a fingular fiifi'nel's in their converfation. They read Lowth's Introdu''tion, or fome other grammatical treat ife, believe what they read, ' without examining the grounds of the writer's opinion, and attempt to fliape their language by his rules. Thus they enter the world with fuch phrafes as, a mean, awiya from, y be bat/e, be has gotten, and others which they deem carmf? They pride themfelves, for fome time, in their {uperior learn ing and peculiarities till further information, or the ridicule of the public, brings them to ufe the language of other people.
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