s?
n/
o/
s/
s/
e/
Are you prepared to recite your l/

The FALLING INFLECTION is a downward turn, or slide of the voice, used
in reading or speaking; as,

\d
\o
\i
\n
What are you \g?

In the falling inflection, the voice should not sink below the _general
pitch_; but in the rising inflection, it is raised above it.

The two inflections may be illustrated by the following diagrams:

1.
\i
\m
y, \p \p
l/ \r \r
t/ \u \u
n/ \d \d
e/ \e \e