The long sounds of a, e, i, o, u, are represented by ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. The short sounds of a, e, i, o, u, " ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. a, as in air, pair, is represented by Â. a, " far, arm, " " Ä or ah. a, " all, haul, " " aw. a, " what, squat, " " ?. e, " ere, where, " " Ê. e, " obey, weight, " " ?. e, " her, term, " " Ë. i, " machine, " " ? or ee. i, " dirk, whirl, " " Ï. o, " done, son, " " ?. o, " woman, " " ??. o, " do, move, " " ??. o, " for, storm, " " Ô or aw. oo, " soon, moon, " " ??. oo, " foot, good, " " ??. u, " rude, rule, " " ??. u, " push, pull, " " ??. u, " burn, turn, " " Ü. oi,} " oil, toy, " " oi. oy,} ou,} " found, owl, " " ow. ow,} c, as in city, cite, is represented by s or Ç. c, " can, cut, " " k. ch, " child, much, " " ch. ch, " machine, " " sh. ch, " chorus, " " k. g, " ginger, " " j. n, " think, uncle, " " Ñ. qu, " require, " " kw. s, " these, ease, " " z. Obscure vowel sounds, or those which are glided over in a word without any noticeable accent, are unmarked. In those cases where the pronunciation is so evident that mistakes seem improbable, the marks are also omitted. EVERY-DAY ERRORSOF |