Diphthong Words Quotes & Sayings

Glass. A broad resembles the a of the German; as all, wall, call. Many words pronounced with a broad were anciently written with au; as sault, mault; and we still say, fault, vault. This was probably the Saxon sound, for it is yet retained in the northern dialects, and in the rustick pronunciation; as maun for man, haund for hand. The short a approaches to the a open, as grass. The long a, if prolonged by e at the end of the word, is always slender, as graze, fame. A forms a diphthong only with i or y, and u or w. Ai or ay, as in plain, wain, gay, clay, has only the sound of the long and slender a, and differs not in the pronunciation from plane, wane. Au or aw has the sound of the German a, as raw, naughty. Ae is sometimes found in Latin words not completely — Samuel Johnson

But it was too late now. A lifetime too late. A million wishes too late. — Lisa Kleypas

If we don't empower families to be able to have a quality education, then their children - for the first time in American history, truly the first time - will not have the same economic opportunities. — Jeb Bush

It is ironic that it doesn't matter how successful I am in any other capacity: ultimately, my parents' marker is 'Do you have a wife?' and 'Do you have children?' — Aasif Mandvi

She said things and I nodded. I didn't pay attention. She didn't pay attention to me. We floated through our days in that way. — Frederick Barthelme

He took a moment to get over the shock, and to remind himself that this had surely been difficult for her and she was probably bracing herself for a rejection.
At least he hoped she was. If she wasn't, she needed to do that straight away, because it was coming. God damn right it was coming. — Julianne MacLean

The Reformation was cradled in the printing-press, and established by no other instrument. — Agnes Strickland

And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people. — Roger Wicker

When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good. — James McGreevey

Doom 2 is just such a bigger, badder, better version of Doom — John Romero

Todays the first anniversary of the asteroid hitting the moon. A year ago i was sixteen years old, a sophomore in high school. — Susan Beth Pfeffer

I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck. — Kevin Spacey

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I was the first to sign up for Botox when it first came out. — Janice Dickinson

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