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Leonz91 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What do you call this kind of word transcription?

comfortable /KAHMF tuh buhl/

This is not IPA, right?
  

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Leonz91 this kind of word transcription No, it's not IPA. It's a much more informal way of showing pronunciations. These sorts of pronunciation guides are used in dictionaries, where they are more precisely systematized.

  • Leonz91 this kind of word transcription No, it's not IPA.
  • It's a much more informal way of showing pronunciations.
  • These sorts of pronunciation guides are used in dictionaries, where they are more precisely systematized.
  • CJ
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Leonz91this kind of word transcription
No, it's not IPA. It's a much more informal way of showing pronunciations. These sorts of pronunciation guides are used in dictionaries, where they are more precisely systematized.

CJ

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