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thus ufed among the Saxons; for porn is pronounced thorn 
with two afpirates; thus alfo they pronounce pAu (dew)— 
pun (to do)—pEIL (a part), &c. I however adopt it as 
the vocal of 0, and exhibit its power in the tenth horizon- 
tal line of the table of founds, in the words, the, pa;--that, 
BAT ;---them pEM; &c. People who lifp make ufe of ~ 
this found in all cafes inftead of z. 
Ww 
Fifteenth vocal—The organs the fame as in pronouncing 
the wz except that the lips are a little more protruded and 
contracted; the air is alfo forced into the mouth with 
more ftrength, and not being permitted to efcape with 
fuch facility, a hollower found is produced, and if pro- 
_nounced very full, the cheeks are a little expanded, and 
the voice becomes fomewhat tremulous. This is the true 
vocal of the Gothic afpirate o (p. 291.) reprefented in 
modern Englifh by wh, but more properly in ancient En- 
glith by Sw. Wis fo feldom ufed in the Englith language, 
that I had doubts whether I fhould admit it, or fubftitute 
the z, as it is only neceflary in cafes where the /ound of 
the w follows. Itis not however what Mr. Sheridan fup- 
pofed—viz. the French *ou as in ouz; for thefe make the 
fimple w as in blue, blu; Its power will be found in 
the twelfth horizontal lineof the table of founds, in the 
words, wolf, WuLF 3;--wool, wuL ;--would, wuuLp. 
m 
Sixteenth vocal---The lips are fhut---the found confe- 
quently pafles through the nofe, and this is therefore cal- 
led a nafal vowel---by fome mugitus, trom its refembling 
the lowing of cattle.---Its power is found in the four- 
teenth 
* Profod; Gram; xiv ae 
