“Again, take ‘Gazette,’ which is abbreviated in a phonographic manner in order to simplify the question. G is A, A is H, Z is ‘Hurry’ (not ‘Hurry up’), E is F, T is P. The question would be:
“‘Are you able to tell the name? Here it is. Hurry. Find the name. Please be quick.’
“Here you have ‘Gazet’ in short meter. The letters K, U, X, and Z being difficult wherewith to commence an interrogative sentence, the words ‘pray,’ ‘look,’ ‘see this,’ and ‘hurry,’ are used, as will be seen in the table. Care must be taken not to begin a sentence with either of these words unless applicable to the word to be spelled. For instance, if ‘Xenia’ is required, X is ‘See this,’ E is F, N is D, I is B, and A is H. Thus the question:
“‘See this? Find it quick. Do hurry. Be quick. How is it spelled?’
“Again, for the initials U. S. you will say:
“‘Look. Now, then.’
“U is ‘Look,’ and S is N.
“If you want Kentucky named, thus the question:
“‘Pray name the State. Quick.’
“Pray is K, and Q is Y.