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In the ancient names of places the Latin orthography has been
relinquished for the Greek, except in those cases in which it would
have been too great a deviation from the established custom. The
K has been adopted instead of the Latin C, and the U instead of
the Y, as often as it could with propriety. In some instances, the
diphthongs ai and ei have been substituted for a and e; and the
Greek terminations os and on have been preferred to the Latin us
and urn, wherever it could be done without the appearance of
pedantic precision, or affected singularity.
Many places in Greece, that are still known to the inhabitants only
by their ancient appellations, are barbarously misnamed by foreign
sailors. In these instances the Author has deemed it most expedient
to retain those names which are at present in use in the country,
which was the object of his tour.
As ancient authors are by no means agreed, with respect to the
orthography of cities and places that occur in the present volumes,
the author has uniformly followed the authority of Pausanias.
Modern writers differ so much in this respect, that it has been
deemed advisable to insert in the Appendix, a list of some of the
most striking variations. These will shew the numerous mistakes
to which travellers are liable, who do not take the precaution of
procuring the best written information which is to be had upon the
spot, Avithout placing any dependance upon the ear; than which
nothing is more fallacious, in a country, where there is such an in-
congruous multiplicity of dialects and pronunciations.
The Author has been much perplexed in determining what method
to pursue in the orthography of Turkish words, in order to accom-
modate them to the peculiarities of the English pronunciation.
This difficulty was increased by the discrepancies that are to be
found among authors, hardly any two of whom write the same
word in the same way. Many authors are at variance even with
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relinquished for the Greek, except in those cases in which it would
have been too great a deviation from the established custom. The
K has been adopted instead of the Latin C, and the U instead of
the Y, as often as it could with propriety. In some instances, the
diphthongs ai and ei have been substituted for a and e; and the
Greek terminations os and on have been preferred to the Latin us
and urn, wherever it could be done without the appearance of
pedantic precision, or affected singularity.
Many places in Greece, that are still known to the inhabitants only
by their ancient appellations, are barbarously misnamed by foreign
sailors. In these instances the Author has deemed it most expedient
to retain those names which are at present in use in the country,
which was the object of his tour.
As ancient authors are by no means agreed, with respect to the
orthography of cities and places that occur in the present volumes,
the author has uniformly followed the authority of Pausanias.
Modern writers differ so much in this respect, that it has been
deemed advisable to insert in the Appendix, a list of some of the
most striking variations. These will shew the numerous mistakes
to which travellers are liable, who do not take the precaution of
procuring the best written information which is to be had upon the
spot, Avithout placing any dependance upon the ear; than which
nothing is more fallacious, in a country, where there is such an in-
congruous multiplicity of dialects and pronunciations.
The Author has been much perplexed in determining what method
to pursue in the orthography of Turkish words, in order to accom-
modate them to the peculiarities of the English pronunciation.
This difficulty was increased by the discrepancies that are to be
found among authors, hardly any two of whom write the same
word in the same way. Many authors are at variance even with
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