cA wv M US 29% 
t 
Twenty-eighth letter, and feventh afpirate. The tip of 
the tongue is placed at the roof of the mouth, near the in- 
fertion of the teeth, as in pronouncing its vocal d. 
A flight effort of breath only is requifite to form this af- 
pirate, which has the fame affinity with its vocal, that the 
two preceding have with theirs, and after the termination of 
d, will always be formed inlike manner. Thefe three are 
called fhort afpirates, on account of the impoffibility of 
continuing them, The ¢ has not only been frequently 
fubftituted for d by the Germans and fome other nations, 
but by the Romans themfelves, asin, fet, for fed; and apuz 
for apud, whicharecommonin Terence. The power of ¢ may 
be found in the twenty-fecond horizontal line of the table 
of founds, in, un, ran;—éalk, TouK;—TAN3--TEN; &c. 
© ; 
Twenty-ninth letter, and eighth afpirate. .This is the af- 
pirate of the w, the lips requiring only to be placed in- 
the fame pofition, and a moderately ftrong breath given, 
as if going to whiftle. This afpirate is common in the 
Englifh, though it had no chara@ter. It is the bw of the, 
Goths, and words written in the old Saxon were with hw, 
which the Englifh have erroneoufly and affe@tedly chang- 
ed into wh.—Its power may be found in the thirteenth 
horizontal line of the table of founds, in the words, what,, 
ont ;—while, oAIL;~ when, oEn;—which, o1rr;— 
h 
Thirtieth letter, and ninth afpirate---The mouth mutt 
be a little opened, without any particular effort, and by 
breathing alittle more forcibly and fuddenly than common, 
the 4, the afptrate of a will be produced.--This is the moft 
fimple afpirate. Its power may be found in the twenty 
third horizontal line of the table of founds, in the words 
Mut, HIT ;—Aall, HooL;---HaT, ee. 
O02 Affinities 
