22. Little children say pease for please, gamma or granma for grandma, dess for dress, tocking for stocking. Illustrate the tendency shown in these examples from the speech of grown-up people.
23. Comment on the little child's pronunciation of tsain for chain, fee for three, noder for another, and bafyoom for bathroom.
24. Consider carefully the question, why the pronunciation of a foreign language presents difficulties; draw on any foreign language you know for illustrations.
25. The Latin camera is our chamber, numerus our number, Latin humilis our humble, Latin similare our (re)semble. Account for the b in the English words.
26. Consider the value of ure in sure, pure, nature, figure.
27. What light is thrown on the pronunciation of the past by the following quotations:
(a) While he, withdrawn, at their mad labour smiles,
And safe enjoys the Sabbath of his toils. (Dryden.)
(b) Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieg'd,
And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd. (Pope.)
(c) Cóntemplate is bad enough, but bálcony makes me sick. (Rogers.)
(d) The dame, of manner various, temper fickle,
Now all for pleasure, now the conventicle. (Colman.)