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A Grammar of the English Tongue

by Samuel Johnson

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M

M has always the same sound, as murmur, monumental.

N.

N has always, the same sound, as noble, manners.

Nis sometimes mute after m, as damn, condemn, hymn.

P.

P has always the same sound which the Welsh and Germans confound with b.

Pis sometimes mute, as in psalm, and between m and t, as tempt.

Ph is used for f in words derived from the Greek, as philosopher, philanthropy, Philip.

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