1 qui commence une autre, begins the next Syllable, is also Sillabe, eft auffi prononcée pronounced as way; for Examcomme way; par Example, en ple, in Convoiter, to Covet, &c. Convoiter &c. Etoile, &c. lifez Etoile,aftar &c.read ConvwayConvwayter, &c. Etwayle &c. ter, c. Etwayle, c. Quand elle est liée avec la liquiden, elle eft auffi prononcée way; par Exemple, néanmoins, ne dites pas néanmens, mais néanmwayns. Quand la diphtongue oi dans les mots d'une Sillabe, eft liée avec la confone, on la prononce auffi comme way; par Exemple, une fois, mois &c. ne dites pas fes, mês; mais fway, mway, &c. Froid, foible en font exceptés ; on les prononce à la Cour, fray, fayble. Oy. La diphtongue oy fe prononce comme en Anglois au mot Vice-Roi. Il faut en excepter, je croy, croyance, qu'il faut prononcer, je cray, créance. Ou. When it is joined with the liquid n, it is also pronounced way; for Example, néanmoins, nevertheleffs do not say néanmens, but néanmwayns. but When the diphthong oi in the words of one Syllable is joined with the confonant f, it is pronounced as way; for Example, une fois, once, mois,month, c. do not fay fês, mês; fway, mway, &c.. Froid, foible are excepted, they are pronounced at the Court, fray, fayble. Oy. The diphthong oy is pronounced in French as in English in the word Vice-Roy. We must except, je croy, believe; croyance, belief,which you must pronounce je cray, créance. Ou. The French diphthong ou is pronounced as the English double o in their word, good, or as the Greek & or the Italian u. begins not another Syllable and when the Vowel e finisheth it, then it is pronounced like oo-e, la Joue, the Cheek, read la Joo-e. Oeu. Oeu is pronounced like our eu, for inftance, Sœur Sifter, read Seur, &c. Oei. Oei is almost pronounced as ei, for Example, Ocil, an Eye, read Ei-lle, &c. Oua. Oua is pronounced without lofing any of its three vowels as in these words Gadouard, a Tom-turd, Ouaille, a sheep, read Gadward, Waylie, &c. Eau, Eau is pronounced like ow English, or o Latin; for Example, beau, handfom, read bow or bo. Except, when the e is marked with an acute Accent; as in the old word féaux (which fignifies fidéles) faithfull, read fe-ô. Uei. The two laft vowels of uer feem to be loft, and to give only a found of two Syllables for Example, Dueil, mourning, read deu-ile, or dul-e. Of the found of Confonants. The Tenth Leffon. Bin the beginning of the words derived from the Latin is pronounced; for Example, obtenir, to obtain, c. It is no more written in the firft Syllable of many words; for Example, febve, a bean, doubter, to dout,debte,a debt,read and write fêve, douter,dête or dette. B in the end of the word's must not be pronounced; for Example plomb, Lead,read plon, Of the found of C. If two C meet together in the fame word, the first finishing the Syllable, and the last begining the next, the first C is not pronounced; for Example, Occurrence, occurrence, read Ocurrence. Except that in the old word occir (that is tuer) to kill,and in accident, accident, &c. the two Care pronounced. C joined with t is not pronounced; for Example, laict, milk, read lait, lict, bed, read crit même ainfi aujourd'hui. C eft prononcé dans la Sillabe quand t commence la fuivante; par Exemple, Action, actif, &c. Ch François fe prononce comme fb Anglois; par Exemple, changer, lifez Jhanger. Exceptés-en ces mots, Archange, Chaos, Chœur, Pafchal, Echo, &c. qu'il faut prononcer Arkange, &c. read lit. ten so now. Even they are writ Ċ is pronounced in the Syllable, when t begins the next; for Example, Action, actif, &.c. Ch in French is pronounced like th in English; for Example, changer, to change, read, fhanger. Except these words, Archange, Chaos, Choeur, Pascal, Echo, &c. which you must pronounce, Arkange, &c. Ch a la fin de la derniere Sil- Ch at the end of the last labe de nos mots fe prononce Syllable of our words is pronouncomme le ck en Anglois; par ced like ck in English; for EExemple, Almanach, lifez Al-xample, Almanach, read Almanack, c. manack, &c. |