• lseif@sopuli.xyz
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      5 months ago

      too often it’s some proprietary phonetic spelling which barely makes sense even in the target dialect. yet they have the audacity to use square brackets for it.

      Worcestershire (noun)

      [ wurs - teir - sheh ]

      • pyre@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        are you having trouble figuring out how to pronounce words because spelling rules aren’t consistent and don’t make sense? here’s how to pronounce them in a different spelling that follows the same rules.