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Durville was becoming almost ventriloqual in order to seem more solemn and more virile:
A Mummer's Tale Anatole France 1884
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“Since you are in a ventriloqual mood,” answered Mr. Fitzgerald, “I should like to hear again what you played the last time I was here, — Agatha's Moonlight Prayer, from Der Freyschütz.”
yarb commented on the word ventriloqual
And now sing 'ah' an
octave higher, but
this time bring the tip
of your tongue down to
below bottom teeth.
This arches your tongue,
pushes the sound back
in your throat and sends
more air through your nose.
This is your first real
ventriloqual sound...
- Peter Reading, 5x5x5x5x5, 1983
July 4, 2008