474

submitted 6 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

105 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] eunieisthebus@feddit.org 38 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 30 points 6 months ago

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

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

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

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

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

this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2024

474 points (94.9% liked)

Linguistics Humor

1405 readers

1 users here now

Do you like languages and linguistics ? Here is for having fun about it

For serious linguistics content: !linguistics@mander.xyz

Rules:

1- Stay on Topic
Post about linguistics or language humor & memes
2- No Racism/Violence
3- No Public Shaming No shaming someone that could be identifiable or recognizable
4- Avoid spam and duplicates

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS