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PRONUNCIATION
VOWELS
LATIN EXAMPLES
NOTE. It is to be observed that there is a decided difference in sound, except in the case of a, between the long and the short vowels. It is not merely a matter of quantity but also of quality.
6. In diphthongs (two-vowel sounds) both vowels are heard in a single syllable.
DIPHTHONGS
LATIN EXAMPLES
NOTE. Give all the vowels and diphthongs their proper sounds and do not slur over them in unaccented syllables, as is done in English.
7. Consonants are pronounced as in English, except that
CONSONANTS
LATIN EXAMPLES
