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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread phonem/tic word ...? #149278 10/24/2005 7:12 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 stinky2 stranger stinky2 stranger Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 is there a word or term to describe a phonetically (or is that phonemically?) spelled word that reflects an accent? for example, a person from the deep south of the united states might see an army colonel and call him "kunnel". my question is what sort of word is "kunnel"?!? any help would be greatly appreciated... cheers for now tim Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phonem/tic word ...? #149279 10/24/2005 12:00 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 5 Ottawa Canada podictionary stranger podictionary stranger Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 5 Ottawa Canada I would have said "written in dialect." I too would be interested in a more succinct term. The word "dialectically" might fit. The poetry of Robbie Burns is usually said to be "written in dialect" and I have started posting entries from a 100 year old "Blegburn Dickshonary" written in Lancashire dialect (see http://0042bfe.netsolhost.com/dickshonary I’m looking for volunteer proof-readers) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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