sɪns ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪz sʌʧ ə ˈdɪfəkəlt ˈlæŋɡwəʤ tu prəˈnaʊns wɪð ɪts hɔˈrɪfɪk fəˈnɛtɪks, waɪ doʊnt wi ˈsɪmpli raɪt wɪð ði ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl fəˈnɛtɪk ˈælfəˌbɛt?

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Microw@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y

I'm surprised I was able to read that

GandalftheBlack@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y

The problem is not the phonetics, it's the orthography

SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Whose accent do we use as the basis of written IPA English?

rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Christopher Walken's.