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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

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