Key: latent, tendency, timid, threaten, brand, trained, restive, smitten, attend, freedom, soothe, sudden, tinsel, gentle, genteel, motive, native, ripened, happened, spent, defeat, divide, deficit, attentive, defame.
The principal faults in the execution of these blends are: making the curves too flat; failure to curve at the beginning and end, thus leaving too great a space between the starting and finishing points; improper slant.
"Men-Mem," "Ted-Ded-Det."—The blends for men-mem, ted-ded-det require no special treatment; the principal thing is to observe size.
| t | ? | d | ? | ted-ded-det | ? |
| n | ? | m | ? | men-mem | ? |
Practice the following words containing these combinations:
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Key: memory, seated, many, minute, demon, human, immense, waited, remain, maintain, steady, detach.
The "Ses" Blends.—The ses blends are simply combinations of the two s's. These graceful, "wave-like" characters should not be given a very deep curvature. Compare:
| Right way: | misses | ? | pieces | ? |
| Wrong way: | misses | ? | pieces | ? |
