ALPHABETICAL CURIOSITIES.

Kumara Times, Issue 496, 30 April 1878, Page 2

ALPHABETICAL CURIOSITIES.

The protean nature of the vowel sounds is familiar to all. A few amusing examples will show that the consonants are nearly as bad B .makes a road broad, turns the ear ' to a bear, and Tom into a* tomb, v C-makes limb climb, hanged changed, a lever clever, and transports. lover„iaeloveiv — : D turns a bear into a beard, a crow to crowd, and makes anger danger. .P turns lower regions into flower regions. ‘ H changes eight into height. . K makes now know. L transforms a pi*ar into pearl. N turns a line into linen, a crow to a crown, an<l makes one none. P metamorphoses.l luthbef ; ' into plumber. ; .■•; • . . < ..... Qof itself hath ho ! significance. • : , -S turns even to seven, makes hove to shove, an 1 a word to a sword,-a. • pear a spear, makes laughter aud curiously changes ' Having a hoe to shaving a shoe. T makes hough to bought, turns hero, to there, alters one to tone, trasforms the phrase “allow his own” to .“- tallow.. this town*” W does well, e.g., hose are whose, are becomes ware, on won, omen women, so sow, vie view ; it makes arm warmj and.turns hat into—what? Y turns fur into fury, a man many, to to a toy, a rub into a, ruby,; pur to yours, and a lad to a lady.