How now brown cow
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"How now brown cow" is a phrase used in elocution teaching since at least 1926[1] to demonstrate the diphthong /aʊ/.[2] The phrase "how now" itself is an archaic greeting and interrogative expression.[3][user-generated source]
References
[edit]- ^ Bagley, Louie: "Elocution do's and dont's", Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1926
- ^ Wise, Jessie; Buffington, Sara (2004). The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading. Charles City, VA: Peace Hill Press. pp. 203. ISBN 978-09-72860-31-4.
- ^ "How now | WordReference Forums". 4 February 2014.
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