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Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-26 | Page 4 | Book of Mormon Names

Type issue
Date 1903-05-26
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City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Book of Mormon Names
Type article
Date 1903-05-26
Paper Deseret Evening News
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 4
OCR Text LI LIe e i OP OF llOn lO N mB fiel oel By fly errors In I in Mon Ion Monday tiny day News Newe the report of ot the Ill II committee of at the convention at nt Provo it nato asto tho the proper pronunciation of ot Hook Bock of Mormon name nume was sadly muddled r t We therefore give ivo on this pao tho the i f recommendations of the tho commit committee tee which were as ns a follow o 0 Words Worda of at two syllables to be accented la a othe Q first syllable V fords of pf three syllables to be ac no at Ut 4 canted cl on the thO second syllable with these se exceptions which ara aro to be accented on the th th first syllable namely o a on n 11 soft oo t Amul Con Carl Conn CarlIn In n l Deseret Rate inca Of a lam JAni 1 I Tuba U 11 loth x t Words Worda of at four syllables to be bo accent accented ed tt the third syllable with the fol fat folI fatI I 1 lowing exceptions exception which are aro to be nc no nef f tj on the second syllable namely Abinadi Ami Aminadab rn rii Cli Ch b Is la always to be bo pronounced as aa K Kid I Kt id t P O Oat at tho the beginning of a name namu to be bes s nh nY pronounced 1 hard hardat ot at o I Una I always to take the tong long sound 05 G of ot the vowel The he accepted pronunciation of ot Bible t ti it 1 I namu to be bu followed t It Itla Is expected that a full list hat of at prop ly I r Or names amea In tho the Book Dook of Mormon n will wille willell e ell ee be prepared and their pronunciation d tie de fined when they will be and ne no net furnished to the tho public While not a 11 alt lt It matter of ot vital Importance yet yot Ot It will whit p r be le admitted that uniformity In pro prot rt t I pouncing nou personal and geographical ho hI names In the Book of Mormon Is to highly desirable rind that WOI wac one ono of the alms alme lev te e of the convention at nt Provo
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