*The letter e, when final, is always silent, except in monosyllables containing no other vowel (as he, we, me), some classical words (as sim' i.k), and some words from modern foreign languages. In a monosyllable, however, and in a syllable under the accent, though silent itself, its effect generally is to lengthen a preceding vowel; as măd, māde; not, nōte. |