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submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] funkless_eck 6 points 2 months ago

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

[–] sugar_in_your_tea 8 points 2 months ago

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