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Learn more about the International Phonetic Alphabet, and how to use the IPA as a language learner.
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In last week's post I provided phonetic transcriptions of some example words using the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA for short. I thought it would be helpful to follow that up with some information about what the IPA is, and how to read it. And as a bonus, after learning about IPA transcription you will be able to better read pronunciation guides on Wikipedia. ...
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Apropos of our recent discussion of the 'oo' vowel in Multicultural London English: The 'oo' vowel in 'goose' is undergoing a fairly remarkable worldwide shift. ...
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English speakers have been glottalizing the letter "t" since at least the mid-19th century. The pronunciation is common today in American and British English.
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