Karen Mercedes wrote:
> I appreciate the offer, but I fear I am in a bit of a hurry. The trouble I
> have with non-IPA "pronunciation guides" is that they're all based on some
> individual's understanding of how English is pronounced - i.e., the Welsh
> sounds are compared with some ostensible sound in English.
Don't we know it here. Because I don't know IPA, when I look at a
pronunciation guide inside the cover of a piece of music, I always check first
where it is published. This usually means that I have to think "How would a
US of American say that?" Even when English sounds are matched with IPA
symbols, I know enough to be able to tell that usually they are not British or
Australian English sounds that are being referred to.. except perhaps in the
Macquarie Dictionary.
Regards
Helen Duggan
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