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labic alphabet, which forces them to write fictitiously, and then to speak as they write, 
instead of doing the reverse. The word was cv levéct’, in three syllables, and having 
Welsh W/. Similarly, if one orthoepist would model seven on the Gothic sibun, another on 
the Anglish syfon, and a third on the old Hnglish seven, or Belgian sézen (with ¢ of end,) 
we would still prefer saying sevn (= sekn,) with the Mnglish. 
ENGLISH. 
590. As there is much confusion between the medial of the awe vowel in pond, cross, 
dross, horse, (§ 403;) and that of odd in rod, John, (§ 407,) transition forms will be found 
useful until practice determines how the difficulties are to be avoided. We will therefore 
use o° provisionally for the open medials, as in George, o>: for the close, as in John, and & 
or o for the doubtful. 
591. The labial vowels have a similar difficulty, and may require a transition letter, (as 
Mr. Pitman’s angular u, for doubtful forms like brew, imbrue, crew, § 424—5, which we are 
hardly competent to decide upon. Leaving quantity out of the question, we pronounce 
brew, &., with v whilst Worcester (=vustv,) probably the most judicious of the English 
orthoepists, refers them to the key word move. 
592. VOWELS. 
1a arm §370. ay UN aisle §400. 
28 up 374. “7 awe 402. 
Pe vadd 378) ww (Qpond, rod) 403, 407. 
2& thére 388. 9 © odd 405. 
5 & ebb 384. 19 © owe 416. 
¢e they 391. iy (0 whole) 415. 
79 buffet 392. om W pool 422. 
gt pity 396. — (.. crew) 991. 
91 field 399. 1g U pull 424, 
093. CONSONANTS. 
1v now 25 J 
2 V Way ot iol wt. wT ay 26 J 
3V whey - = 22 5 od. a D 
4m nun = Tea opt Ly 
, m1 Am = as ee = 
6 b 12 d rant Ta 29 G 
7 vein 9 @ 1 © 23 J = 
s Pp wt = = gy @ 
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