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submitted 3 weeks ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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[–] eunieisthebus 35 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Stupid question: Doesn't a dictionary also contain the phonetic spelling?

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

yes but no one gets taught to drink IPAs in school, you do that at university

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

the more you drink the more you understand vowel shift and consonant ellision

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, it usually has a pronunciation guide with IPA rules or whatever.