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Soldier, sole-jer. Solecism, sol-e-cizm, not sole-cizm. Soot as spelled, not sut. Sovereign, sov-er-in, not suv-er-in. Specious, spe-shus, not spesh-us. Stomacher, stum-a-cher. Stone (weight), as spelled, not stun. Synod, sin-od, not sy-nod. Tenure, ten-ure, not te-nure. Tenet, ten-et, not te-net. Than, as spelled, not thun. Tremor, trem-ur, not tre-mor. Twelfth, should have the th sounded. Umbrella, as spelled, not um-ber-el-la. Vase, vaiz or varz, not vawze. Was, woz, not wuz. Weary, weer-i, not wary. Were, wer, not ware. Wont, wunt, not as spelled. Wrath, rawth, not rath: as an adjective it is spelled wroth, and pronounced with the vowel sound shorter, as wrath-ful, &c. Yacht, yot, not yat. Yeast, as spelled, not yest. Zenith, zen-ith, not ze-nith. Zodiac, zo-de-ak. Zoology should have both o's sounded,as zo-ol-o-gy, not zoo-lo-gy Note.--The tendency of all good elocutionists is to pronounce as nearly in accordance with the spelling as possible. Pronounce: --ace not iss, as furnace, not furniss. --age, not idge, as cabbage, courage, postage, village. --ain, ane, not in, as certain, certane, not certin. --ate, not it, as moderate, not moderit. --ect, not ec, as aspect, not aspec; subject, not subjec. --ed, not id, or ud, as wicked, not wickid, or wickud. --el, not l, model, not modl; novel,not novl. --en, not n, as sudden, not suddn.--Burden, burthen, garden, lengthen, seven, strengthen, often, and a few others,have the e silent. --ence, not unce, as influence, not influ-unce. --es, not is, as pleases, not pleasis. --ile should be pronounced il, as fertil, not fertile, in all words except chamomile (cam), exile, gentile, infantile, reconcile and senile, which should be pronounce ile.