Excerpt from New Guide to German Conversation: Containing an Alphabetical List of Nearly Eight Hundred Familiar Words Similar in Orthography or Sound and of the Same Meaning in Both Languages, Followed by Exercises; A Classified Vocabulary of Words in Frequent Use; Familiar Phrases and Dialogues Although, in preparing this new guide 1 i) gehm A u conversation, we have consulted such authorities as to, Winomb - Steuer, Flamann, Raganot - Lebahn, Ba dc/cer, Smith - Adler - Mesnard, Busch, and others, we have not been able to use any single work as a basis for this book. The principal reason was, that, with the exception of Lebahn, whose work merely consists Of a Vocabulary, and Busch, whose method did not seem practicable, all these manuals were originally intended for the use either of the French or the German student; yet each of them Offered so much of excellent material, that nothing was needed, in order to make a useful manual for the Ameri can student, but a discriminating selection, some revision of errors and awkward expressions (especially in the 'ierman part Of Witcomb), and a new arrangement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.