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 2. pronounced yо̄; pronounced ew. In a few words and  are short, like yŭ, or you in young.

3. Digraphs with one vowel marked long:. Give the whole digraph the sound of the vowel marked long; the other vowel is scarcely heard.

4. and are both pronounced like ae in Gaelic.

5. Most of the digraphs were formerly pronounced, like and, with the two vowel sounds distinctly audible: traces of this are yet heard; see §§ 125, 128.

N.B.—This must be learned by heart, as it is of the greatest importance.

§ 133..

§ 134. Words like, with-thee, , with-him, are called prepositional pronouns.

§ 135.