Part 9 (1/2)

=Nomad=--nom'ad, not no'-mad. One of a wandering tribe.

Written =nomade= (nom'ade) also.

=Nomenclature=--no-men-cla'ture, not no'men-clature.

=Nominative=, not _nom-a-tive_.

=Nonillion=--no-nill'ion, not non-ill'ion.

=Nook=--nook, as given by Webster. Worcester sanctions both nook and nook.

=Notable=--not'a-ble, not no'ta-ble, when it is applied to a person distinguished for thrift, management, care, etc.; as a _notable housekeeper_.

=Nymphean=--nim-fe'an, not nimf'e-an. Relating to nymphs.

O.

=Obesity=--o-bes'i-ty, not o-be'si-ty.

=Obligatory=--ob'li-ga-to-ry, not ob-lig'a-to-ry.

=Often=--of'n, not of'ten.

=Omega=--o-me'ga or o-meg'a, not om'e-ga. Worcester allows the first only.

=Onerous=--on'er-ous, not o'ner-ous.

=Only=--on'ly, not un'ly.

=Onyx=--o'nyx, not on'yx.

=Opal=--o'-pal, not o-pal' nor o-pawl'.

=Opponent=--op-po'nent, not op'po-nent.

=Ordnance=, not _ordinance_, when cannon, artillery, etc., are intended. _Ordinance_ is a rule established by authority.

=Orgeat=--or'zhat or or'zha, not or'je-at. Worcester gives or'zhat.

=Orthoepy=--or'tho-e-py, not or-tho'e-py.

=Orthoepist=--or'tho-e-pist, not or-tho'e-pist.

=Overflowed=, not _overflown_.

P.

=Palaver=--pa-la'ver, not pa-lav'er.

=Pall-mall=--pel-mel', not pawl-mawl'. The name of a game formerly played in England; and the name of a street in London.

Written also _pail-mail_ and _pell-mell_, both p.r.o.nounced as above. Pell-mell used as an adverb means mixed together in a disorderly manner; but one person can not rush _pell-mell_.