Excerpts from Ehrmann's Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what
peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without
surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; listen to others; even the dull
and the ignorant, they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or
bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than
yourself.
Take kindly the counselling of the years, gracefully surrender the
things of youth.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a

child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have the
right to be there.

And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is

unfolding as it should. Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you
conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the
noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham,
drudgery and broken dream, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
 • the lips:
Labials & Labio-velar sounds
• the flexible front of the tongue:
Coronals
• the middle/back of the tongue:
Dorsals
• the root of the tongue together with the epiglottis:
Radicals
• the larynx:
Glottals
• labial and interdental
• interdental and dental
• dental and alveolar
• alveolar and palatal
• palatal and velar
• velar and uvular
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Dissimilation

Dissimilation is the deletion of the first similar

phoneme or the initial phoneme of the adjoining
words. An example is the words "library" and
"secretary" where /r/ is dissimilated.
Aphaeresis

Aphaeresis is the deletion of the vowel sound at the

beginning of the word, such as in the word "go away"
where /a/ sound is deleted.
Syncope

Syncope is the internal deletion of the vowel sound.

An example is the vowel /o/ in the word "not" or the
vowel /i/ in "suit", and /w/ in "bought."
Apocope

Apocope is the deletion of the final vowel sound, such

as /e/ in" Lacoste" or "oppose".