Pronunciation Of "bicycle."

The constantly growing bicycle fad calis attention to the large number ol cases of mispronunciation of the word "bicycle." There is a certain class of people, particularly New York's fashionable set, which insists npon giving the "y" a long sound, as in "cycle, " forgetting that a prefix or suffix often changes the sound of the vowel "y. " Still others go to the other extreme and give the "y" the sound of "ee, "bntthe best usage inakes the "y" short and pronounces the word "bi-sik-1. " But even aruong thosewho give the "y" the short sound there is a disposition to place the accent on the second syllable instead of on the first, where it belongs. When a word comes into such common use as "bicycle," it is well to learn to pronounce it