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in reply to a message by SilveryRow
If you are adding a pronunciation you can write it in IPA too.
This site's pron key is only useful as a rough guide. However, because of how it's defined (in terms of sounds found in common words), it should apply across English dialects.
This site's pron key is only useful as a rough guide. However, because of how it's defined (in terms of sounds found in common words), it should apply across English dialects.
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I'm with SilveryRow on this one. Unfortunately, the pronunciation of common words does differ on the US and UK sides of the Atlantic. Posters often comment that they would (or would not) use Barry for a boy "because it sounds like Beary", for instance. Not in British English, it doesn't. And I'm no expert on American dialectology, but I can't think of a USE word with the same o sound as in UKE Bob and Tom.
What I don't know is how much of a problem it is. IPA is perfect for folks with some knowledge of phonetics, but maybe they are the very people who wouldn't need that kind of help.
What I don't know is how much of a problem it is. IPA is perfect for folks with some knowledge of phonetics, but maybe they are the very people who wouldn't need that kind of help.
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