33. Almost every word of more than one syllable has a perfectly pictorial individuality of form, according to our peculiar principle of writing, and it is rarely, except in the case of monosyllables, that the same consonant outline can be representive of more than one word. In the case of single-letter words, however, it is sometimes otherwise. In the following Lists all the words that could be denoted by the different single letters are collected, so that the writer may see at once the extent of possible ambiguity in the omission of vowels, and the cases in which it may be expedient to insert the vowel symbols.

I. Half-Size.

b-bay, bee, buy, bow, boy; ch-chew; d-day, die, doe, dough; f-fay, fee, fie, foe; g-gay, guy; h-hay, high, ho, hoe, hoy; j-jaw, jay, jew, jo, joy; k-cow, coy, quay ; 1-lay, lea, lie, lo, low; m-maw, mow; n-nay, nigh, knee; p-pay, pea, pie; r-ray, roe, row, rue, wry; s-say, sea, see, sigh, sow; sh-shoe, show, shy; t-tea, tie, toe, tow, toy; th-thigh; v-vie, vow; wh-whey; w-way, woe, woo.

II. Full-Size.

B-ebb; CH-etch, itch; D-add, aid, ode; F-oaf; G-egg; J-age, edge; K-ache, eke, oak; L-ail, ale, eel, isle, oil, owl; M-aim; N-auln, awn, inn; P-ape, ope; R-air, ear, ere, ire, oar, ore; S-ace, ass, ice; SH-ash; T-ate, eat, oat; TH-oath; V-eve; Z-ease,

ooze.

34. In the two following Tables are collected the subordinate words of more than one letter: I. Those written altogether in Tick Size : II. Those written in the relative proportions of Tick and Half Size. The lists include a few common adjectives, verbs, &c., besides the words of the regular classes. All the consonants in each word are written, unless contractions are specified.

II. Words written without full-sized Characters.

[Italic letters signify tick-sized, and ordinary letters half-sized letters. When no symbols are specified, write the relative sizes of tick and half, according to the general principle.]

according rd ring everywhere v whr accordingly r d ring l example gz

mankind man k

take

frr

fr st

mere

alike

former frm

merely mrl

along

formerly fr

men (oval)

already rd

although 7 th

good

amid

had

name

namely n ml

near

nevertheless n vls those th z

therewith th w

JUNCTION OF SUBORDINATE SYMBOLS.

35. Most of the Subordinate Symbols may be joined together without ambiguity in any phraseological order in which they may chance to occur. The absence of full sized characters will prevent the combinations from being confounded with accentually written words that may have the same letters.

JUNCTION OF PRONOUNS WITH AUXILIARY VERBS.

The Pronouns (I, it, he, she, we, you, they,) may be joined to the auxiliary verbs, (can, could, have, had, may, might, must, shall, should, was, were, will, would.) In these cases I may be represented by a single oblique line (half of the ordinary symbol,) so that all these Pronouns will be denoted by single tick-sized marks.

JUNCTION OF NO-NOT WITH SUBORDINATE SYMBOLS.

37. The negatives no not, in connection with subordinate words, may be indicated by a tick-sized line crossing the end of the Subordinate Symbol; as no less, no greater, can not, may not, &c.

CENTRE DOT BEFORE HALF sized ConsoNANTS.

38. Advantage is taken of the peculiarity of this notation, which can never occur in ordinary writing, to denote the following words and phrases: