"How now brown cow" is a phrase used in elocution teaching to demonstrate the diphthong /aʊ/.[1] English orthography also uses the homophonic spelling "ou" to represent this diphthong in words like "noun" and "cloud". The use of the phrase "how now brown cow" in teaching elocution can be traced back to at least 1926.[2]
The phrase how now itself is an archaic greeting or interrogative expression.[3]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bagley, Louie: "Elocution do's and dont's", Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1926
- ^ "How now | WordReference Forums". 4 February 2014.
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