In u, from the Greek v (tiytlov), the difference between
the two systems has, in all probability, been as great as
in the case of the vowel i ; -- the scholars on the Conti-
nent generally giving it the sound of u in rule (do), while
those of the British empire most commonly it
like the English u in sure, tube ; as in manu, cornu : -- a
* It must not, however, be concealed, that this opinion is different from that
of many learned Prosodians.
the two systems has, in all probability, been as great as
in the case of the vowel i ; -- the scholars on the Conti-
nent generally giving it the sound of u in rule (do), while
those of the British empire most commonly it
like the English u in sure, tube ; as in manu, cornu : -- a
* It must not, however, be concealed, that this opinion is different from that
of many learned Prosodians.
Latin - Casserly - Complete System of Latin Prosody
