The fourth dimension

270 THE FOURTH DIMENSION

I drop “s” altogether from the consonant series and short “u” from the vowel series. It is convenient to have unsignificant letters at disposal. A double consonant like “st” for instance can be referred to without giving it & local significance by calling it “ust.” I increase the number of vowels by considering a sound like “ra” to be a vowel, using, that is, the letter “r” as forming a compound yowel.

The series is as follows :—

CoNsONANTS.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Oy positive non t Il p £ sh kK ch nt st negative z d th b vm g j nd sp

VoweELs. 0 1 2 3 4 «5 6 7 8 9 positive e a i ee ae ai ar ra mri ree

negative er 0 0o0 io oe iu or ro _ roo rio

Pronunciation.—e as in men; a as in man; i as in in; ee as in between; ae as ay in may; ai asi in mine; ar as in art; er as ear in earth; o as in on; 00 as 00 in soon; io as in clarion ; oe as oa in oat; iu pronounced like yew.

To name a point such as (23, 41) it is considered as (3, 1) on from (20, 40) and is called “ifeete.” It is the initial point of the square ifeet of the area system.

The preceding amplification of a space language has been introduced merely for the sake of completeness. As has already been said nine words and their combinations, applied to a few simple models suffice for the purposes of our present enquiry.

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