Vnion y Libertad, instead of Union y Libertad.
X.
X, in conformity with the new orthography, is to represent solely the sound of cs; but the greater part of the people pronounce and write only the s; thus, estranjero, instead of extranjero, (ex-tran-her´-oh.)
Y.
Y is a vowel when it is followed by a consonant, or terminates a word, and then it sounds like ee. It is a consonant when it is before a vowel, and then it sounds somewhat like English j. In some parts of America it is generally pronounced as ee; thus, suyo, soo´-ee-o.
N. B.—Of late years, some persons write i instead of y in ai, y, convoi, &c., but the Academy retains the y. In manuscript, Y is to be used instead of I, whenever this letter must be a capital.
Z.
Z, before all the vowels, is pronounced like th lisped in the English words thank, theft, thin, path, truth.
| Za, | ze, | zi, | zo, | zu. |
| Thah, | thay, | thee, | thoh, | thoo. |
Az, | ez, | iz, | oz, | uz. |
| Ath, | eth, | eeth, | oth, | ooth. |
In Spanish America z is generally pronounced s, and also frequently written instead of that letter.