SPEED STUDY VII
SEVENTH LESSON
The Blended Consonants.—From the artistic viewpoint, the blended consonants form one of the most attractive features of the system. But this is merely incidental; their great practical value is the important thing.
The "Ten-den," "Tem-dem" Blends.—A very simple illustration will enable the student to learn with certainty the direction each form takes. Simply take note of the primary characters from which the blend is developed. The length of the curve is determined in each case by the n or m, and not by the t or d. Thus, a curved blend containing an n would be short, while if it contained an m it would be long—because n is short and m is long.
Length and Slant.—The ten-denis the length of p; the tem-dem the length of b; the ent-end the length of f; the emt-emd the length of v. Compare and study the following, noting particularly length and slant:
| P | B | Ten-den | Tem-dem | F | V | Ent-end | Emt-emd |
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Study the comparative sizes in the following:
| th | ? | th | ? |
| ten-den | ? | tem-dem | ? |
| ent-end | ? | emt-emd | ? |
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