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Only Stupid Questions @lemm.ee

Jack Hughman @lemm.ee

2d ago

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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I'm surprised I was able to read that

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

Whose accent do we use as the basis of written IPA English?
- Christopher Walken's.