Excerpt from Ahn's New Practical and Easy Method: Of Learning the German Language With a Pronunciation, Numerous Corrections, Additions and a Remodelling of the Wholw of the Exercise and Reading Lessons in the Practical Part De, 3. The sound of this letter is not to be found in the English language it resembles somewhat the u in fur. To form it, the pupil should first pronounce a very long 0, (this will indicate the position of the organs) and then, without altering this position, try to pronounce the German c (ey in obey). This will produce the long sound. To produce the short sound, place the organs in the same position and try to pro nounce ep, at, ef, eclc, el, em, en, err, ess. The long sound of this letter is indicated by 6 or o', the short by 6. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.