This section is from the book "Phonetic Shorthand", by William W. Osgoodby. Also available from Amazon: Phonetic Shorthand.
CoM-peer, pier, pyre. Com-pare, pour, payer. Happier, poor, power. Beer, bier, buyer, [er. Bear, bore, burr, obey-bar, boor, bower. Tier, tear, at-tire. Tare, tear, tore. Tar, cox-tour, tower. Deer, commodore, dire. Dare, doer, door, adore. Dower.
Chore.
Jeer, objector.
Ajar.
Jar, adjure.
Core, corps, coheir. Cower. Gear, giver. Gore, goer.
Fear, A-fire.
At-fair, A-fore, fur, fir.
Fewer, A-far.
Veer.
Conveyor.
Viewer, avower.
Sheer, shear, shire.
Share, A-shore, shower.
Shower, assure.
Liar, Lier, lyre, leer.
Lair, layer, lower, lore.
Lure, lower (to threaten)
Arrear, from our. Where our.
Mire.
Mayor, mare, myrrh.
Moor, amour.
Nigher, annoyer.
Ne'er.
Newer, inure.
Wire, weir.
Wore, wear, a-ware.
Wooer.
War (with semi-circle.) ++Hire, higher. ++Hair-Y, hoar. ++Hewer.
 
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