1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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There can; as, brought from bring.
100. _What is Dactylology?_ The art of spelling words with the fingers. 101. _What is the Pythagorean letter?_ Y.--_Am. Cyclopedia_. 102. _Why so called?_ Because its Greek original represents the sacred triad used to designate the diverging paths of virtue and vice. NUMERICAL VALUES OF THE LETTERS. 1. _What is meant by the Numerical value of letters?_ Its value as a numeral used in the notation of different languages. 2. _Have all the letters Numerical value?_ All except J, U, W, and Y. 3. _What is the Numerical value of A?_ 500. 4. _By whom used?_ The ancient European Nations. |
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