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LisT of ENGlislt SYMbols
The following table gives a complete list of the English vowel
symbols, together with those consonant ones which require eluci-
dation, with examples.VowEls- aa: papa, far, glass~ after, aunt. [Before s andfor before two
(pronounced) consonants aa is sometimes shonened and some-
times becomes te:gl£s) tent.] - £: man.
- ae: aerate, bear, fare. [Always followed by. ]
- ai: Isaiah, aisle, wine.
- ao: extraordinary, broad, more.
- au: Faust, now, noun.
- e: red.
- ei: they, veil, name.
- i: ill, fishes.
- ii, iy: machine, feel.
- 0: not, cloth, cross, soft. [Often becomes ao before th) s andf
klaoth, kraas) saoft.]