Unknown, Grammar manuscript 1, page 2

Unknown, Grammar manuscript 1, page 2 AE has the sound of long e , It is sometimes found in Latin words. Some authors retain this form; as aenigma aequator &c.; but others have laid it aside and write enigma Cesar, Eneas, &c. The {sound} diphthong ai has exactly the long slender sound of a; as, in pail, tail &c.; pronounced pale, tale &c.; except plaid, again, raillery, fountain, Britain, and a few others Au is generally sounded like the broad a; as in taught, caught &c. Sometimes like the short or open a, as in aunt, flaunt, gauntlet &c. It has the sound of long o in hautboy; and that of o short in laurel, laudanum, &c. Aw has always the sound of broad a; as in bawl, scrall, crall, Ay like its near relation ai, is pronounced like the long slender sound of a; as in pay, day delay. B B keeps one unvaried sound at the beginning, middle and end of words; as in baker number rhubarb &c. In some words it is silent as in thumb, debtor; subtle, &c. In others besides being silent it lengthens the syllable; as in climb, comb, tomb, C Has two different sounds, A hard sound like K before a, o, ai, r, l, t; asin cart, cottage curious, craft, tract, cloth &c; and when it ends a syllable; as in victim, flaccid C is mute in czar, czarina, victuals &c C, says Dr Johnson according to English orthography never ends a word; Ch. is commonly sounded like tch; as in church, chin, chaff, charter, but in words derived from the has the sound of k; as Sources Various Known Unknown Author Lindley Murray Book Title An English Grammar: Comprehending the Principles and Rules of the Language, illustrated by appropriate exercises and a Key to the Exercises Publisher Date published 1795 Writer Unknown Date pre-1830, as identified by Aidan Meehan Paper xcm x xcm; in in, Pen Penmanship Style File name Unknown2 18xx-001-001-001