Elements of English Grammar: With a Chapter on Essay WritingUniversity Press, 1910 - 336 pages |
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Page 45
... by words beginning with a consonant , and you will hear no r . On the stage and in the comic papers this substitution of the Natural vowel for is caricatured , when the dandy is represented ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISII . 45.
... by words beginning with a consonant , and you will hear no r . On the stage and in the comic papers this substitution of the Natural vowel for is caricatured , when the dandy is represented ELEMENTARY SOUNDS IN ENGLISII . 45.
Page 47
... consonant , -is often replaced by this vowel - sound . When we pronounce the word fair , what we really say is fae - a , the Natural vowel taking the place of r . It is only in words such as fair - y , fair - est , car - ing , bear - er ...
... consonant , -is often replaced by this vowel - sound . When we pronounce the word fair , what we really say is fae - a , the Natural vowel taking the place of r . It is only in words such as fair - y , fair - est , car - ing , bear - er ...
Page 48
... consonants , 16 pure vowels , 5 true diphthongs , and 4 imperfect diph- thongs . Of our pure vowels two would be placed by some authorities amongst the diphthongs . Adhering however to the scheme adopted in the preceding pages , we give ...
... consonants , 16 pure vowels , 5 true diphthongs , and 4 imperfect diph- thongs . Of our pure vowels two would be placed by some authorities amongst the diphthongs . Adhering however to the scheme adopted in the preceding pages , we give ...
Page 52
... English . Classify the mute consonants into labials , dentals , and gutturals ; and also into thin , middle , and aspirate . [ The following table contains the classification required : Surds 52 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
... English . Classify the mute consonants into labials , dentals , and gutturals ; and also into thin , middle , and aspirate . [ The following table contains the classification required : Surds 52 ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR .
Page 57
... consonant which follows it . Accordingly we write matter , better , bitter , copper , gutter . 59. The deficiencies of the alphabet would inevitably make our spelling irregular and unscientific , but inconsistency runs riot in our ...
... consonant which follows it . Accordingly we write matter , better , bitter , copper , gutter . 59. The deficiencies of the alphabet would inevitably make our spelling irregular and unscientific , but inconsistency runs riot in our ...
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