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Sorry, couldn't resist 'pierce'... [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 16:44, 16 November 2007 (CST) | Sorry, couldn't resist 'pierce'... [[User:Ro Thorpe|Ro Thorpe]] 16:44, 16 November 2007 (CST) | ||
:Well, I know, that's why it put it in there![[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 16:52, 16 November 2007 (CST) | :Well, I know, that's why it put it in there![[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 16:52, 16 November 2007 (CST) | ||
== Omissions == | |||
Coverage of British pronunciation is really inadequate: | |||
#distinction between northern & southern a is ignored; for now I've just put a general note without trying to rearrange everything; in any case, some words depend where in the north you are | |||
#the diphthong /iu/ has been totally ignored; again I've contented myself with a generl note for now | |||
#the Scots still keep the old pronunciation of wh; I forget the IPA symbol | |||
[[User:Peter Jackson|Peter Jackson]] 16:17, 18 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 10:17, 18 November 2008
This will be a list of English phonemes, with example words to show the different spelling manifestations. The accents will be useful to some learners, and they can be ignored by all. The numbers are those used in my Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Ro Thorpe 19:39, 9 November 2007 (CST)
i before e
Don't forget "i before e, except after p"! Hayford Peirce 14:18, 10 November 2007 (CST)
- Weird... Ro Thorpe 15:22, 10 November 2007 (CST)
- Heihei....Hayford Peirce 16:23, 10 November 2007 (CST)
Sorry, couldn't resist 'pierce'... Ro Thorpe 16:44, 16 November 2007 (CST)
- Well, I know, that's why it put it in there!Hayford Peirce 16:52, 16 November 2007 (CST)
Omissions
Coverage of British pronunciation is really inadequate:
- distinction between northern & southern a is ignored; for now I've just put a general note without trying to rearrange everything; in any case, some words depend where in the north you are
- the diphthong /iu/ has been totally ignored; again I've contented myself with a generl note for now
- the Scots still keep the old pronunciation of wh; I forget the IPA symbol
Peter Jackson 16:17, 18 November 2008 (UTC)