I recently learned it's pronounced "sow-in," which unfortunately kills the phonetics
October 31, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I recently learned it's pronounced "sow-in," which unfortunately kills the phonetics
It's not like I'm unfamiliar with palatalization, I took Russian in college. The department chair said I had exemplary phonetics.
October 31, 2026 at 1:48 PM
It's not like I'm unfamiliar with palatalization, I took Russian in college. The department chair said I had exemplary phonetics.
I blame phonetics for such
October 31, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I blame phonetics for such
Apart from anything else... you don't "pronounce letters". Letters represent speech sounds – speech is always primary. And it changes. Language changes. That's normal, and natural, and part of what makes language fun!
#langsky #linguistics #phonetics #xl8
#langsky #linguistics #phonetics #xl8
OK... I'm not in the habit of sharing articles from this publication, but stone me... this is an absolute classic of the genre. When we say that complaints about language are usually complaints about language users, this is the kind of article we're talking about.
spectator.com/article/cele...
spectator.com/article/cele...
Celebrities can't speak properly
The habitual dropping of the ‘t’-sound is an affectation, even if a subconscious one.
spectator.com
November 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Apart from anything else... you don't "pronounce letters". Letters represent speech sounds – speech is always primary. And it changes. Language changes. That's normal, and natural, and part of what makes language fun!
#langsky #linguistics #phonetics #xl8
#langsky #linguistics #phonetics #xl8
Maga: the party of phonetics 🙄
October 26, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Maga: the party of phonetics 🙄
Wisst ihr, wie einem manchmal erst Stunden später klar wird, was man da eigentlich laut von sich gegeben hat?💀
Heute morgen im Phonetics Kurs:
Me: What the hell is a peg? I just know pegging
Dozentin: Schaut mich irritiert an, macht clamp-Motion
me: 👀 wuat
Heute morgen im Phonetics Kurs:
Me: What the hell is a peg? I just know pegging
Dozentin: Schaut mich irritiert an, macht clamp-Motion
me: 👀 wuat
October 29, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Wisst ihr, wie einem manchmal erst Stunden später klar wird, was man da eigentlich laut von sich gegeben hat?💀
Heute morgen im Phonetics Kurs:
Me: What the hell is a peg? I just know pegging
Dozentin: Schaut mich irritiert an, macht clamp-Motion
me: 👀 wuat
Heute morgen im Phonetics Kurs:
Me: What the hell is a peg? I just know pegging
Dozentin: Schaut mich irritiert an, macht clamp-Motion
me: 👀 wuat
Used to work with an Afrikaans lady with the surname Potgeiter, the pronunciation of which is unspellable using English phonetics.
November 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Used to work with an Afrikaans lady with the surname Potgeiter, the pronunciation of which is unspellable using English phonetics.
ugh yeah. too many people saw native american(-esque) words in dawntrail and threw out all of their phonetics knowledge
October 31, 2026 at 6:22 PM
ugh yeah. too many people saw native american(-esque) words in dawntrail and threw out all of their phonetics knowledge
"Tell me a sound that's better than this..."
Daniel Jones: "eh.... eh.... eeeeeeh" 🗣🗣🗣
(Ja, es ist wieder Phonetics-Zeit 😅)
Daniel Jones: "eh.... eh.... eeeeeeh" 🗣🗣🗣
(Ja, es ist wieder Phonetics-Zeit 😅)
October 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"Tell me a sound that's better than this..."
Daniel Jones: "eh.... eh.... eeeeeeh" 🗣🗣🗣
(Ja, es ist wieder Phonetics-Zeit 😅)
Daniel Jones: "eh.... eh.... eeeeeeh" 🗣🗣🗣
(Ja, es ist wieder Phonetics-Zeit 😅)
Sometimes rendered as the d in a posh-RP "due". In IPA phonetics it's ɟ so that's not much help to the rest of us...
November 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Sometimes rendered as the d in a posh-RP "due". In IPA phonetics it's ɟ so that's not much help to the rest of us...
Anyway, you can do anything with a linguistics degree, or even one (as mine) that had linguistics modules in it. Linguistics and semantics (closely followed by phonetics) were my favourite modules.
October 31, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Anyway, you can do anything with a linguistics degree, or even one (as mine) that had linguistics modules in it. Linguistics and semantics (closely followed by phonetics) were my favourite modules.
I am BEGGING Youtubers who cover Japanese media to learn how to pronounce Japanese names. I promise, the phonetics are incredibly simple compared to English. Every vowel only makes one sound
October 31, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I am BEGGING Youtubers who cover Japanese media to learn how to pronounce Japanese names. I promise, the phonetics are incredibly simple compared to English. Every vowel only makes one sound
recent german immigrant to the midwest struggling with english phonetics: op‘eh!
November 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
recent german immigrant to the midwest struggling with english phonetics: op‘eh!
Here's a video highlights why when we teach the #EnglishLanguage we needa include instruction about #phonemes. #phonetics #spelling youtube.com/shorts/Nx0oU...
You got this English rule wrong #linguistics #phonetics #phonotactics #spelling
YouTube video by WoodyLing
youtube.com
November 2, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Here's a video highlights why when we teach the #EnglishLanguage we needa include instruction about #phonemes. #phonetics #spelling youtube.com/shorts/Nx0oU...
I just want someone to tell Sal Perez that not only were you not a dumb preschooler you were actually a preschooler with a very good ear and inquisitive mind with regard to phonetics
October 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
I just want someone to tell Sal Perez that not only were you not a dumb preschooler you were actually a preschooler with a very good ear and inquisitive mind with regard to phonetics
There is no phonetics in the world to explain that stumble.
October 26, 2026 at 11:19 PM
There is no phonetics in the world to explain that stumble.
@phonncl.bsky.social Request for collaboration work in the area of Phonetics and Speech perception and production...
November 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
@phonncl.bsky.social Request for collaboration work in the area of Phonetics and Speech perception and production...
It could be a phonetic spelling of Ayla. Ayla and Eira are pretty much the same if you consider the interchangeability of r and l in Japanese phonetics.
October 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It could be a phonetic spelling of Ayla. Ayla and Eira are pretty much the same if you consider the interchangeability of r and l in Japanese phonetics.
If you can do hiragana and katakana get yourself a JP keyboard for your phone and typing phonetics into search does wonders.
'コンビニ' is way better for finding a convenience store in maps than 'convenience store' or 'combini'.
Having the phonetics is a game changer (for want of a better phrase).
'コンビニ' is way better for finding a convenience store in maps than 'convenience store' or 'combini'.
Having the phonetics is a game changer (for want of a better phrase).
October 29, 2026 at 7:35 AM
If you can do hiragana and katakana get yourself a JP keyboard for your phone and typing phonetics into search does wonders.
'コンビニ' is way better for finding a convenience store in maps than 'convenience store' or 'combini'.
Having the phonetics is a game changer (for want of a better phrase).
'コンビニ' is way better for finding a convenience store in maps than 'convenience store' or 'combini'.
Having the phonetics is a game changer (for want of a better phrase).
Friendly reminder to my non-Spanish speaker moots that if I ever hear again "Aza" spoken as "Assa" with a buzzing z I'll become very sad and go cry in the corner. That z sounds like "th", as in "thank you for reading my phonetics rants".
October 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Friendly reminder to my non-Spanish speaker moots that if I ever hear again "Aza" spoken as "Assa" with a buzzing z I'll become very sad and go cry in the corner. That z sounds like "th", as in "thank you for reading my phonetics rants".
Maybe to be uploaded here?
Alan Avdagic - Profile on Academia.edu
Alan Avdagic is a researcher at Freie Universität Berlin. Research interests: Ancient Indo-European Languages, Celtic Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics (Or Historical Linguistics), Phonetics and Pro...
fu-berlin.academia.edu
October 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Maybe to be uploaded here?
lots of other news today but in my series "annals of america: an east-coaster moves to rural america; dispatches from a >20k population," this morning at the coffee shop i overheard a local elementary teacher complaining about her kids' reading comprehension keep misstating phonics as "phonetics"
November 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
lots of other news today but in my series "annals of america: an east-coaster moves to rural america; dispatches from a >20k population," this morning at the coffee shop i overheard a local elementary teacher complaining about her kids' reading comprehension keep misstating phonics as "phonetics"