Phonetically
adverb
In a way that relates to the sounds made when speaking words.
The word 'knight' is not pronounced phonetically
Often appears as...
- pronounced phonetically
- written phonetically
adverb
In a way that relates to the sounds made when speaking words.
The word 'knight' is not pronounced phonetically
Often appears as...
- pronounced phonetically
- written phonetically
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Pro Tip 1/3Sound Based
Focus on the sounds of letters as they are spoken, not how they’re written.
To spell 'phone' phonetically, think of the sounds: 'fone'.
Pro Tip 2/3Misleading Spelling
Some words have silent letters or unexpected pronunciations, unlike their phonetical sound.
The 'p' in 'psychology' is silent and not pronounced phonetically.
Pro Tip 3/3Spelling Variations
Phonetic spelling can vary between accents and dialects of English.
The word 'tomato' can be phonetically written as 'tuh-may-toh' or 'tuh-mah-toh'.
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Tweeting in Pitjantjatjar...
Japanese tweets and the apps that they have an iPhone it's phonetic so we'd get somebody to translate phonetically and I would just write it out and then I would get them to check the characters that automatically pop up and then I put it all in there and I would tweet in Japanese I've tweeted in Welsh and I try
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What is dyslexia? -...
into parts to read fan, tas, tic. Time spent decoding makes it hard to keep up with peers and gain sufficient comprehension. Spelling words phonetically, like s-t-i-k for stick and f-r-e-n-s for friends
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Tweeting in Pitjantjatjar...
Japanese tweets and the apps that they have an iPhone it's phonetic so we'd get somebody to translate phonetically and I would just write it out and then I would get them to check the characters that automatically pop up and then I put it all in there and I would tweet in Japanese I've tweeted in Welsh and I try
Video examples
What is dyslexia? -...
into parts to read fan, tas, tic. Time spent decoding makes it hard to keep up with peers and gain sufficient comprehension. Spelling words phonetically, like s-t-i-k for stick and f-r-e-n-s for friends
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Quote examples
Kurt Elling
American Musician
It helps me to learn things in different languages, even if it's just phonetically, and to make myself vulnerable to other audiences by trying to reflect back to them the genius of their own cultures, and to do that, oftentimes, in new jazz settings, new arrangements. It's a way to show respect.
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G-Dragon
South Korean Musician
I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean - not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't know what they were saying, so I would just write everything down as I heard it. I would recite it and imitate it like that. That's how I started to write my own raps.
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Sid Sriram
Indian Musician
When it comes to 'Maruvaarthai,' I have said many a time that Carnatic music drives my creative influence. In that sense, Darbuka Siva gave me a lot of room to breathe with the melody. The instrumental, however, was grounded. The lyrics is just poetic, and phonetically, they sound beautiful.
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Marlon James
Jamaican Athlete
A lot of time, I'd spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want people to understand what's going on. It's also very lyrical, and the great thing about lyrical prose is even when you're not totally sure of the words, you can be swayed by the musicality of it.
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Regina Spektor
Russian Musician
I knew all this Beatles music. I knew the songs phonetically. It was like my whole experience of that music was out of focus, and somebody put the perfect glasses on me, and all of a sudden I could see everything.
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Yvonne Strahovski
Australian Actress
I wanted to honor my heritage and where I came from and keep the name. It was a tough decision to even change the spelling of it phonetically. I wanted to keep it as close to the original as it can be.
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Francisco Goldman
American Novelist
I had one of those farcical bar mitzvahs where they spell out the words phonetically on index cards, and you don't even know what you're saying.
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Vanessa Paradis
French Musician
I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.
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James William Middleton
English Businessman
I used to spell everything phonetically, or I would have little tricks for words I could not figure out.
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Shannon Sharpe
American Athlete
I'm not supposed to be phonetically correct or enunciate perfectly.
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Kurt Elling
American Musician
It helps me to learn things in different languages, even if it's just phonetically, and to make myself vulnerable to other audiences by trying to reflect back to them the genius of their own cultures, and to do that, oftentimes, in new jazz settings, new arrangements. It's a way to show respect.
Quote examples
G-Dragon
South Korean Musician
I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean - not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't know what they were saying, so I would just write everything down as I heard it. I would recite it and imitate it like that. That's how I started to write my own raps.
Quote examples
Sid Sriram
Indian Musician
When it comes to 'Maruvaarthai,' I have said many a time that Carnatic music drives my creative influence. In that sense, Darbuka Siva gave me a lot of room to breathe with the melody. The instrumental, however, was grounded. The lyrics is just poetic, and phonetically, they sound beautiful.
Quote examples
Marlon James
Jamaican Athlete
A lot of time, I'd spell things in standard English instead of phonetically because I want people to understand what's going on. It's also very lyrical, and the great thing about lyrical prose is even when you're not totally sure of the words, you can be swayed by the musicality of it.
Quote examples
Regina Spektor
Russian Musician
I knew all this Beatles music. I knew the songs phonetically. It was like my whole experience of that music was out of focus, and somebody put the perfect glasses on me, and all of a sudden I could see everything.
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Yvonne Strahovski
Australian Actress
I wanted to honor my heritage and where I came from and keep the name. It was a tough decision to even change the spelling of it phonetically. I wanted to keep it as close to the original as it can be.
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Francisco Goldman
American Novelist
I had one of those farcical bar mitzvahs where they spell out the words phonetically on index cards, and you don't even know what you're saying.
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Vanessa Paradis
French Musician
I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.
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James William Middleton
English Businessman
I used to spell everything phonetically, or I would have little tricks for words I could not figure out.
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Shannon Sharpe
American Athlete
I'm not supposed to be phonetically correct or enunciate perfectly.
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