conjoined, as in John, Djon.

CH is either k as in Arch-angel, or is used for a sound compounded of
Tsh, as in Children, Tshildren.

GL is dl, as Glove is pronounced by polite people dlove.

CL is tl, as Cloe is pronounced by polite speakers Tloe.

The spelling of our language in respect to the pronunciation is also
wonderfully defective, though perhaps less so than that of the French;
as the words slaughter and laughter are pronounced totally different,
though spelt alike. The word sough, now pronounced suff, was formerly
called sow; whence the iron fused and received into a sough acquired
the name of sowmetal; and that received into less soughs from the
former one obtained the name of pigs of iron or of lead; from the pun
on the word sough, into sow and pigs. Our word jealousies contains all
the vowels, though three of them only were necessary; nevertheless in
the two words abstemiously and facetiously the vowels exist all of
them in their usual order, and are pronounced in their most usual
manner.

Some of the vowels of our language are diphthongs, and consist of two
vocal sounds, or vowels, pronounced in quick succession; these
diphthongs are discovered by prolonging the sound, and observing, if
the ending of it be different from the beginning; thus the vowel i in
in our language, as in the word high, if drawn put ends in the sound
of the letter e as used in English; which is expressed by the letter i
in most other languages: and the sound of this vowel i begins with ah,
and consists therefore of ah and ee. Whilst the diphthong on in our
language, as in the word how, begins with ah also and ends in oo, and
the vowel u of our language, as in the word use, is likewise a
diphthong; which begins with e and ends with oo, as eoo. The French u
is also a diphthong compounded of a and oo, as aoo. And many other
defects and redundancies in our alphabet will be seen by perusing the
subsequent structure of a more perfect one.

II. _Production of Sounds._

By our organ of hearing we perceive the vibrations of the air; which
vibrations are performed in more or in less time, which constitutes
high or low notes in respect to the gammut; but the tone depends on
the kind of instrument which produces them. In speaking of articulate
sounds they may be conveniently divided first into clear continued
sounds, expressed by the letters called vowels; secondly, Into hissing
sounds, expressed by the letters called sibilants; thirdl