Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Enunciation Daily Bulletin

Before delivery, do not fail to go over your manuscript and note every sound that may possibly be mispronounced. Consult the dictionary and make assurance doubly sure. If the arrangement of words is unfavorable to clear enunciation, change either words or order and do not rest until you can follow Hamlet's directions to the players.

Practise repeating the following rapidly, paying particular attentionto the consonants.

"Foolish Flavius, flushing feverishly, fiercely found fault with
Flora's frivolity."

Mary's matchless mimicry makes much mischief.

Seated on shining shale she sells sea shells.

You youngsters yielded your youthful yule-tide yearnings
yesterday.

Sound the _l_ in each of the following words, repeated in sequence:

Blue black blinkers blocked Black Blondin's eyes.