The Burman, his life and notions . When anything surprises or pleases a Burman he neverfails to cry out, Ante — mother. Following the nationalexample, to whom can I better dedicate this book than to you,my dear Mother? Who else will be so eager to praisej sotender to chide j so soft to soothe and console; so prompt toshield and defend? To you, therefore, I dedicate it; andif this tribute of reverence and gratitude gives you a dayspleasure it will have bee7i a koung-hmoo—a work of merit. PREFACE PHONETICISM is said to be the murderer of history, andthere has been a craze of late years to preven
The Burman, his life and notions . When anything surprises or pleases a Burman he neverfails to cry out, Ante — mother. Following the nationalexample, to whom can I better dedicate this book than to you,my dear Mother? Who else will be so eager to praisej sotender to chide j so soft to soothe and console; so prompt toshield and defend? To you, therefore, I dedicate it; andif this tribute of reverence and gratitude gives you a dayspleasure it will have bee7i a koung-hmoo—a work of merit. PREFACE PHONETICISM is said to be the murderer of history, andthere has been a craze of late years to prevent this felony bythe adoption of scientific methods of rendering Burmesein English characters. I have no doubt that whatever otherfaults I may be accused of, I shall be greatly blamed forendeavouring to reproduce the pronunciation rather thanthe orthography of Burmese words. But I may be allowedto contend that the catch phrase ascribing blood-guiltinessto phoneticism, however just it may be in a country wherefonetic nuz puzzleburmanhislifeno00scot
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