The pronunciation is indicated for every basic word introduced

in this book. The symbols used for this purpose, as listed below

are similar to those appearing in most standard dictionaries of

recent vintage. The author has consulted a large number of

dictionaries for this purpose but has relied primarily on

Webster s Third New International Dictionary and The Random

House Dictionary of the English Language (Unabridged),

There are, of course, many English words for which two (or

more) pronunciations are commonly accepted. In virtually aJJ

cases where such words occur in this book, the author has

sought to make things easier for the student by giving just one

pronunciation. The only significant exception occurs when the

pronunciation changes in accordance with a shift in the part of

speech. Thus we would indicate that project in the verb form is

pronounced pra iekt, and in the noun form, pr~j ekt.

It is believed that these relatively simple pronunciation

guides will be readily usable by the student, It should be

emphasized, however, that the best way to learn the

pronunciation of a word is to listen to and imitate an educated

speaker.