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Phonetic Spelling Rules

 

Write the way you speak, read the way it is written.

 

Fωnetïk Speлïŋ Řyлs

 

Řäjt đ wej jy spik, řid đ wej ït ïz řïtn.

Every sound is represented with exactly one letter.

 

Evři sæund ïz řepřïzentïd wïđ ïgzækлi wan лetзř.

Every letter represents only one sound.

 

Evři лetзř řepřïzents onлi wan sæund.

The names of letters are the sounds that they represent.

 

Đ nejms ωv лetзřs äř đ sæunds đæt đej řepřïzent.

Alias names of letters are used for sound recognition and identification of letters. They should begin with letter that they represent and should not be used as a syllable in a word.

 

Æлias nejms ωv лetзřs äř jyzd foř sæund řekognïšзn ænd ajdentïfïkejšзn ωv лetзřs. Đej šyd bïgïn wïđ лetзř đæt đej řepřïzent ænd šyd nωt bi jyzd æz æ sïлзbзл ïn æ wзřd.

The sequence of letters in a written word exactly matches the sequence of sounds in a spoken word.

 

Đ sikwens ωv лetзřs ïn æ řïtn wзřd ïgzækлi mæčïz đ sikwens ωv sæunds ïn æ spouken wзřd.

Every letter is always read the same regardless of its position in a word.

 

Evři лetзř ïz oлwiz řed đ sejm řïgäřdлes ωv ïts pozïšзn ïn æ wзřd.

If the sound [з] is pronounced as a vowel it is normally written like any other letter.

{gзřл (girl); sзř (sir)} 

 

Ïf đ sæund [з] ïz přonæunsd æz æ væwл ït ïz nořmaлi řïtn лajk eni ađř лetзř.

{gзřл (girl); sзř (sir)} 

 

If the sound [з] is pronounced as a half sound to short bridge two consonants it is not written.

{Ğejms (James) m-s; pлejs (place) p-l}

 

Ïf đ sæund [з] ïz přonæunsd æz æ hæf sæund tu šωřt břïğ ty känsзnants ït ïz nωt řïtn.

{Ğejms (James) m-s; pлejs (place) p-l} 

If the sound з is pronounced as a half sound at the end of a word which ends with a consonant it is not written.

{třend (trend) d-; skřïpt (script) t-} 

Ïf đ sæund [з] ïz přonæunsd æz æ hæf sæund æt đ end ωv æ wзřd wïč ends wïđ æ känsзnant ït ïz nωt řïtn.

{třend (trend) d-; skřïpt (script) t-}