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xkcd #2907: Schwa (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 10 months ago by randomaccount43543 to c/xkcd

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Doug's cousin, the one from London, runs a Bumble love cult.

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[–] TheBananaKing 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Australian version is similar:

/wɒts ʌp? wʌz dʌg gənə kʌm? dʌg lʌvz bɹʌntʃ. nʌʔʌ dʌgz stʌk kəz ɒv ə tʌnəl ɒbstɹʌkʃən. ə tɹʌk dʌmpt ə tʌn ɒv ʌnjənz. əχ./

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Dann y'all are good at IPA

One day I'll learn it, after I learn the NATO phonetic alphabet, dvorak typing, and Morse code.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It helps when most of the vowels are the same and most other letters match their English counterparts lol.

In case you get the urge to learn sooner:

Here are some quick refs for consonants and vowels in English (RP = received pronunciation (a standardized form of English from the UK), GA = General American). Wikipedia pages for specific English dialects (e.g., Australian English) also contain a bunch of word/IPA pairs. Here are audio charts for vowels and consonants.

[–] captainlezbian 1 points 10 months ago

Start with dvorak. It’ll ruin you best. You’ll be that person to your it department