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There are two marked tendencies in English, shared by some of the other Teutonic dialects, which should be observed.

The first is, a liking to cast out the letter n, if it comes before th, s, or f. We have seen how the Sanscrit antara is heard in our mouths as other; much in the same way tonth, finf, gons, became tôð, fîf, gôs, lengthen&shy;ing the vowel before n.

The second of our peculiarities is, a habit of putting d or t after n, l, r, or s, usually to round off the end of a