How now brown cow Phrase used in elocution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "How now brown cow" is a phrase used in elocution teaching since at least 1926[1] to demonstrate the diphthong /aʊ/.[2] Vowel diagram for English diphthongs including /aʊ/, charting tongue height and position during articulation References [1]Bagley, Louie: "Elocution do's and dont's", Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1926 [2]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. This vocabulary-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vteThis article relating to education is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vteThis phonetics article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles