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ArchivesRe: pronunciation of names - generally
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Please don't move to IPA exclusively. I find it impossible to sight-read, and find your user-friendly alternative invaluable. Dictionary.com uses a similar system to yours, with an option to switch to IPA (though it would be good to have them side-by-side to assist learning the latter.)
Let's not forget what these simplified keys primary purpose is - in helping the pronounciation of Anglophones. There are many sounds which lifelong English speakers simply can't make, so it is far more useful to show the nearest equivalent that they can, with maybe a couple of alternatives to account for different Englishes.
Let's not forget what these simplified keys primary purpose is - in helping the pronounciation of Anglophones. There are many sounds which lifelong English speakers simply can't make, so it is far more useful to show the nearest equivalent that they can, with maybe a couple of alternatives to account for different Englishes.
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