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A: Barry, a word being spelled phonetically often involves the use of various symbols to represent what the word should actually sound like when said. That being said, I have no idea why any word in any language is spelled like it is. There are very few words that seem to actually be spelled exactly the same as their phonetical spelling. I blame most of it on the Greeks or Romans. However, I think a different term that you might actually enjoy is onomatopoeia. This is, of course, when a word sounds like the sound it actually represents. This would include words like "click" or "whoosh" or "boom." Of course, please keep in mind that neither these words nor onomatopoeia are spelled as they sound, so consult your dictionary before trying to pronounce them in public.


This sign just might work…or it will make people more likely to ignore little girls running in the street.

You gotta like the passion…but I'm not so sure about the insanity.

Among the most gruesome no-apparent-harm-done injuries I've ever seen.

You still change your oil every 3,000 miles? Haha, do you drive a Japanese car too? That's so 2 years ago.

You can't trust anyone these days. No, really, no one…
I originally posted this question on Facebook and twitter. I am quite familiar with the international phonetic alphabet. Also, in some languages - it would be hard to NOT spell correctly as they often have more than one correct spelling for a word, as long as it is phonetically OK.
ReplyDeleteI just thought of all words - phonetic should be fonetick