Have you ever tried to pronounce a French “u” or perhaps even more difficult, knowing how so well, be unable to successfully demonstrate? If so, Moriarty is your guide to French, German, Italian and Latin, especially if you are an American who
“practices bad diction in nearly every utterance.” He tells you how to shape lips, tongue, and jaw and includes plenty of very helpful examples and historical parallels. It may be ostensibly for singers but it’s a vade mecum for any budding polyglot.
