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14. _How many Subst.i.tutes has i long?_ Two.
15. _What are they?_ _Y_ in chyme; and _oi_ in choir.
16. _How many Subst.i.tutes has i short?_ Six.
17. _What are they?_ _Y_ in hymn; _e_ in England; _u_ in busy; _o_ in women; _ee_ in been; and _ai_ in captain.
18. _How many Subst.i.tutes has o long?_ Two.
19. _What are they?_ _Eau_ in beau; and _ew_ in sew.
20. _How many Subst.i.tutes has o short?_ One.
21. _What is it?_ _A_ in what.
22. _How many Subst.i.tutes has u long?_ One.
23. _What is it?_ _Ew_ in new.
24. _How many Subst.i.tutes has u short?_ Three.
25. _What are they?_ _E_ in her; _i_ in sir; and _o_ in son.
26. _How many Subst.i.tutes has u medial?_ One.
27. _What is it?_ _O_ in wolf.
28. _How many Subst.i.tutes has F?_ Two.
29. _What are they?_ _Gh_ in laugh; and _ph_ in philosophy.
30. _How many Subst.i.tutes has J?_ Three.
31. _What are they?_ _G_ in rage; _di_ in soldier; and _d_ in verdure.
32. _How many Subst.i.tutes has S?_ Two.
33. _What are they?_ _C_ soft, as in central; and _z_ in quartz.
34. _How many Subst.i.tutes has T?_ One.
35. _What is it?_ _Ed_ final, after any aspirate except t.
36. _How many Subst.i.tutes has V?_ One.
37. _What is it?_ _F_ in of.
38. _How many Subst.i.tutes has W?_ One.
39. _What is it?_ _U_ in quick.
40. _How many Subst.i.tutes has X?_ One.
41. _What is it?_ _Ks_ in exist.
42. _How many Subst.i.tutes has Y?_ One.
43. _What is it?_ _I_ in alien.
44. _How many Subst.i.tutes has Z?_ Three.
45. _What are they?_ _S_ in was; _c_ in suffice; and _x_ in xebec.
46. _How many Subst.i.tutes has Ch?_ Two.
47. _What are they?_ _Ti_ in question; and _t_ in nature.
48. _How many Subst.i.tutes has Sh?_ Six.
49. _What are they?_ _Ce_ in ocean; _ci_ in social; _si_ in mansion; _ti_ in motion; _ch_ in chaise; and _s_ in sugar.
50. _How many Subst.i.tutes has Zh?_ Four.
51. _What are they?_ _Si_ in fusion; _zi_ in brazier; _z_ in azure; and _s_ in rasure.
52. _How many subst.i.tutes has Ng?_ One.
53. _What is it?_ N generally before palate sounds; as, conquer, etc.
54. _What letters have no Subst.i.tutes?_ B, D, G, H, L, M, N, P, and R.
55. _What combinations have no Subst.i.tutes?_ Th and Wh.
56. _Why is X never doubled?_ It already represents the sounds of K and S.
57. _What letter ends no English word?_ J.
DEFINITIONS AND WORDS.
1. _What is Language?_ Any method for the communication of thought and feeling.
2. _What is Natural Language?_ Instinctive methods of communicating thought or feeling.
3. _What is Artificial Language?_ That which must be learned before it can be used.
