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HelpIPA rendering ʁ, ɾ, and r
The site renders ʁ, ɾ and r all as "r", which the site's pronunciation guide will tell users is pronounced like r in right.
Can we have an update that revises it to render them as gh for ʁ, ṙ for ɾ, and rr for r?
The sound description in the guide for those simplifications is much more accurate to how they are pronounced.
Can we have an update that revises it to render them as gh for ʁ, ṙ for ɾ, and rr for r?
The sound description in the guide for those simplifications is much more accurate to how they are pronounced.
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In the simplifications, I would like to avoid sounds that are unfamiliar to English speakers. If you are looking for accuracy, then you should use the IPA (this is the default).
Using gh for ʁ would be problematic, as the French pronunciation for a name like Charles would be rendered "shaghl", which I believe would lead to confusion.
Using gh for ʁ would be problematic, as the French pronunciation for a name like Charles would be rendered "shaghl", which I believe would lead to confusion.
That's understandable.