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Re:English has been my pain for 15 years (2013) by jacobolus on Saturday November 28, 2015 @12:01PM (#10641588)
kyoo-tih-kul, pee-uhn, esh-uh-lon, eh-may-she-ay-ted, hey-nuhs, cuhm-ly, dis-reh-pyoo-tah-bul, hahrth, derth, kuhn-too-muh-ly, bee-at-if-iy, sub-seh-kuent
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Re:English has been my pain for 15 years (2013) by sampo on Saturday November 28, 2015 @05:00PM (#10642629)
Haha, that is helpful only if you already know how to pronounce English.
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Re:English has been my pain for 15 years (2013) by Rondom on Saturday November 28, 2015 @07:18PM (#10643145)
While intuitive for English speakers, this notation (don't know what it is called like) is actually discouraged because it is not even able to unambiguously describe English pronunciation...

(The alternative is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which after getting used to it is not that hard to master)

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