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IPA is really needed here. When you wrote LAH I wasn't sure if you meant /lɑ/ or /læ/. Likewise for "law": is it meant to be /lɑ/ or /lɔ/? It's not clear becau
by Asraelite 5y ago
IPA is really needed here. When you wrote LAH I wasn't sure if you meant /lɑ/ or /læ/.
Likewise for "law": is it meant to be /lɑ/ or /lɔ/? It's not clear because the word is pronounced differently in different dialects.
For reference, Wikipedia recommends /ˈlɑtɛx/ and /ˈleɪtɛx/, and the two linked videos use /lə'tɛk/ and /ˈleɪtɛk/ respectively.
- matt-attack 5y agoI’m baffled that IPA is ever needed. I’ve always preferred this style pro-nun-see-AYEE-shun. What is lacks in perfect clarity it makes up for in instant readability. How on earth could LAH be ambiguous now?