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Rh CHAPTER III.

LETTER CHANGES.

No sonant letter begins a sentence, but in composition surds are sometimes changed into sonants. These changes are as follows:—

is sometimes changed into before, the  of which is dropped; thus:—


 * for, “lads.” for , “girls.”

or becomes  or  in some places, thus:—


 * for, “a lad.”

becomes in some places and vice versa. Thus:—


 * for, “underneath.”

becomes in some districts: Thus:—


 * for, “preaching.”

becomes before  or ; thus:—


 * for tan be, “this thing.” for ; “this girl.”

and become  before  and, and  before , thus:—


 * for, “will make.” for , “to kill outright.”  for , “to cut through.”  for , “newly.”

becomes before  and, and  before.


 * for, “my house.” for , “my garden.”  for  “my master.”