myrmepropagandistHow does one "learn IPA" ? I'm interested enough in language and accents in a hobby kind of way that I don't think I can avoid it anymore.
But I find it extraordinarily intimidating. All those backwards letters and little embellishments...
What would one do? Make some flash cards?
IPA: International Phonetic Alphabet
It's stuff like this: ΛlaΕΙ‘uadΝ‘ziz
Matthew Dockrey@futurebird@sauropods.win I found playing this really helped me internalize IPA better, and gave me a better understanding of how those sounds are composed as a bonus, but it's definitely rough going at first: https://nascl.rc.nau.edu/gramle/
myrmepropagandistIt was this conversation about how (to me) it sounds like Issac Asimov says "robit" rather than "robot"
But, several people responded that he says it normally, or that he's saying "robut" or something else. Because obviously none of us have the same idea of what would be correct OR how far Asimov deviates from that.
No one is "wrong" we need better tools!
https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115850847108654055
myrmepropagandist@darkling@mstdn.social @catmisgivings@stranger.social
I like the way both of them say "robits" ... this seems to be going away. But it was common in US English a generation ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvMZxNmWoko