] in eighth4: Phonetic value of heteric consonant combinations
Nearly all consonant combinations in the present heteric spelling have multiple sound values, despite the fact that defenders of this spelling point to the consonant letters as having fairly constant values. The following list was compiled with the help of Ellis, Plea for Phonetic Spelling, 1848.
b: [b] in be, mute in lamb
c: [k] in can, [s] in cell, [S] in special, mute in yacht
ch: [tS] in chain, [dZ] in spinach, [k] in architect, [S] in chef, mute in yacht
d: [t] in sucked, [d] in deep, [dZ] in soldier, mute in handkerchief
f: [f] in foe, [v] in of, mute in stiff
g: [dZ] in gem, [g] in geese, [Z] in rouge, mute in gnaw
gh: [p] in hiccough, [g] in ghost, [f] in laugh, mute in straight
h: [h] in hat, [] in eighth
j: [dZ] in just
k: [k] in kill, mute in know
l: [l] in lace, mute in salmon
m: [m] in am, mute in mnemonics
n: [n] in can, [
] in finger, mute in hymn
p: [p] in pity, mute in cupboard
ph: [f] in philosophy, [p] in shepherd, [ph] in haphazard, mute in phthisical
qu: [k] in quay, [kw] in queen, mute in lacquer
r: [r] in ray, mute in myrrh
s: [s] in see, [z] in as, [S] in sugar, [Z] in vision, mute in isle
sh: [S] in shine, [sh] in mishap
t: [t] in toe, [S] in motion, mute in soften
th: [t] in thyme, [] in thigh,
[
] in the, [t] in eighth
v: [v] in veal
x: [z] in xylophone, [ks] in vex, [gz] in exalt, [k] in except
y: [j] in yard, mute in prayer
z: [ts] in pizza, [z] in zeal, [Z] in azure, mute in rendezvous
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