The North American Review, Volume 74Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1852 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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... vowel w . Also , it is well known that not only the semi - vowel y , but the lene gutturo - palatal g , is etymologically interchangeable with w . Moreover , in English , the u long has a constant tendency to take a y sound before it ...
... vowel w . Also , it is well known that not only the semi - vowel y , but the lene gutturo - palatal g , is etymologically interchangeable with w . Moreover , in English , the u long has a constant tendency to take a y sound before it ...
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... vowel sounds are only further modifications , intermediations , combinations , or mixtures of some of these five ... vowel sounds into a continuous circle . ― We have , therefore , three schemes or systems of vowel sounds , ( 1 ) the ...
... vowel sounds are only further modifications , intermediations , combinations , or mixtures of some of these five ... vowel sounds into a continuous circle . ― We have , therefore , three schemes or systems of vowel sounds , ( 1 ) the ...
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... vowel cha- racters , it might seem at first sight desirable to have our pre- sent number , five , increased . But when we consider the infinite and insensible gradations and fluctuations of vowel sounds , both in quality and quantity ...
... vowel cha- racters , it might seem at first sight desirable to have our pre- sent number , five , increased . But when we consider the infinite and insensible gradations and fluctuations of vowel sounds , both in quality and quantity ...
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