I got the feeling there was going to be a "however" at the end of your post.

Yeah, but I never got around to the however. I just ran out of steam.

(ā /eɪ/, ē /i:/, ī /aɪ/, ō /oʊ/, ū /jʊw/). A couple of word examples would be appreciated since regional pronunciations can skew the example set.

Sure, here's a table:

Traditional representation | IPA pronunciation | example word:

ā /eɪ/ bait
ē /i:/ beet
ī /aɪ/ byte
ō /oʊ/ boat
ū /jʊw/ butte


Ceci n'est pas un seing.