The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-12-28
CAPITAL AND sMALL LETTERS.

| CAPITAL AND SMALL LETTERS.
In the Romantic Alphabet, the letters
o, p, s, w, z. and K, have one general
form for both the capital and the small
letters, differing only in these respects:
lst. Capitals are larger in all cases. ID.
They are usually more angular in form.
Sd. They are heavier shaded. These
points Of difference, and no other, are
applied to the above alphabet when used
in printing. In writing, there will be
but one form provided for each letter or
sign. Amy single letter may be capital
lied by drawing over it, from left to
right, waved or flowing line like those
drawn over the capital stems for F. and
T in the Roman script There is no ne
cessity for adopting new and unfamiliar
forms. The various script forms, in
common use for representing the TWEEN
ty-six common letters, furnish an ample
stock, from which to select forty we'll
known forms to represent the
thirty-nine or forty sounds of the
English language.
CLASSIFICATION OF LETTERS.
In this alphabet, you have, first. the
six long vowels heard in the words. eel,
ale. ali, awe, oak, ooze then the six short
vowels heard in the words Il, ebb at, OK,
up, foot or full; then the four diphthongs
as heard in eye, OIL, out, vielo; then the
eight pairs Of cognate consonants; then
the aspirates. the liquids and the nasals.
Classification was, and is utterly ignored
in the old alphabet.
yowELs SPECIALLY NOTICED.
This alphabet selects from the Roman
ic, distinct sign for each sound. The
form Of capital is used for the long A
in Webster. Italic is used as the only
sign for what is called the Italian a The
small is used only as the sign Of short
a. The broad sound Of A. has for its sign
au, No. f. The name and sound of this |
sign is the same as the word GCe. Spell |
the following words, using au instead of |
al, in ball. hall, pail, talk, walk. all, and |
instead of al0 in awful, lawful law. saw,
instead Of in form, storm and instead |
Of oggh in bought fought, sought thought. |
Au is chosen instead of aw for special
reasons, as is ou instead of ow for No. Is. /
Nos. and TO- The sign o, is always
used to express the short sound OF o
heard in not. pot, blot, trot, and got. The
short sound of o is nearly the same as ah,
the name of No. 3. The same sign, o,
may be used for long in all cases where
by the aid Of plain rules it will not occa-
sion a mis-pronunciation, as in the words
no, go, so and flow. The double sign GA
should be used for the long sound OF
in the following, and all similar words
Oaf. oak. oakum. oats, oar, hoard, hoarse,
hoax, coax, road, roam, moan, moat boat,
hoat, roach, coach, poach, coat, coal,
coast, cloak, soak, soap, soar, load, loaf,
loathe. A new letter is proposed for
long o. which resembles in its general
rorm, but cannot be given here for want
1f the proper type. BY omitting from
.he words in the last list, the possibility
of mis-pronouncing becomes evident; but .
~ selecting a single sign which shall |
'epresent the long sound Of only, no !
10 such difficulty can arise. ID
| may, herea. .er, write concerning ah,
70 3. u. No. / /, and some Of the other J
towels and their sounds
SILENT LETTERS
There are only two silent letters used !
n this alphabet-the in No. 4 and in !
To- 5. Silent letters are said to be .
ne-tenth Of the old spelling They are
sed in some instances to indicate the
meaning of the word standing alone but 7
lore frequently to denote the long sound Q
( a preceding vowel, heard in the same