Miller's Mind training for children Book 2 (of 3) / A practical training for successful living; Educational games that train the senses

by William Emer Miller

Double Letters Are Sounded as One

Because they have but the one letter SOUND they have but the single digit value. This is merely another fact which is unalterable, because the basis of the Code is sound.

HUMMER has the sound of HUMER and is 34.

BITTER has the sound of BITER and is 914.

SPARROW has the sound of SPARO and is 094.

BILL has the sound of BIL and is 95.

The important thing to keep in mind in the use of this Code is the fact that all is based upon SOUND. Silent letters and double letters are treated as they are, simply because of the SOUND basis. There are many exceptions to the number value of the letters but none to the number value of the sounds of the word.

The word NATION is a good example. NATION is 262. In this case the T as a letter would represent 1, but as a SOUND it is "SH" and is 6. C is 6 in OCEAN.