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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? #182689 02/17/2009 5:27 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 unciaciapanca stranger unciaciapanca stranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 there's the common Internetional Phonetic Alphabet which is quite common on printed dictionaries. Wordsmith uses a different kind of system(or at least that seems to me) when it presents the word of the day....e.g.(sord uhv DAM-uh-kleez) for SWORD OF DAMOCLES. Has it got any specific name or it's only a clearer way to show the pronunciation of a word? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? unciaciapanca #182696 02/17/2009 9:07 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I don't know what it is called but I find it much easier than the IPA which I have never understood. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? Zed #182706 02/18/2009 3:35 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 It's also less informative than the IPA and subject to misinterpretation. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? Faldage #182713 02/18/2009 8:02 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX I haven't met a printed dictionary that uses IPA yet, but I haven't met even half of them. ;-) Here's a listing of Pronunciation respelling for English as used by different English language dictionaries. Hovering over the column headings will give the full name of the dictionary using that system, e.g. AHD = American Heritage Dictionary. 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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