American Phonetic Alphabet (Merriam Webster Dictionary)

This video shows the American Phonetic Alphabet as found in the Merriam Webster Dictionary. This is the American version of the IPA. This video will help you understand American pronunciation and phonetic symbols used in the Merriam Webster Dictionary.

[@pjakpaita1]

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[@darkengine5931]

Why don't we simply read and write directly in this phonetic alphabet given how valuable it is to learn? It seems so much simpler than the English alphabet given the lack of ambiguity in pronunciation. It seems so strange to me to learn a new, phonetic alphabet just to learn how to pronounce words written in another alphabet.

[@TuneYourEnglish]

It helps you understand dictionaries.

[@darkengine5931]

@@TuneYourEnglish Naturally, but wouldn't it be much easier to understand Shakespeare, for example, and his preference for iambic feet and meters, and where he violates it, if we transcribed it phonetically?

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[@TuneYourEnglish]

Thank you!