Phonetic Pronunciation
| Vowels | |
| A | use AY for long A as in mate |
| use A for short A as in cat | |
| use AI for nasal A as in air | |
| use AH for short A as in father | |
| use AW for broad A as in talk | |
| E | use EE for long E as in meet |
| use EH for short E as in get | |
| use UH for hollow E as in the | |
| use AY for French long E with accent as in Pathe | |
| use IH for E as in pretty | |
| use EW for EW as in few | |
| I | use EYE for long I as in time |
| use EE for French long I as in machine | |
| use IH for short I as in pity | |
| O | use OH for long O as in note |
| use AH for short O as in hot | |
| use AW for broad O as in fought | |
| use OO for O as in fool | |
| use U for O as it foot | |
| use OW for O as in how | |
| U | use EW for long U as in mule |
| use OO for long U as in rule | |
| use U for middle U as in put | |
| use UH for short U as in shut | |
| Consonants | |
| use K for hard C as in cat | |
| use S for soft C as in cease | |
| use SH for soft CH as in machine | |
| use CH for hard CH as in china | |
| use Z for hard S as in disease | |
| use G for hard G as in gang | |
| use J for soft G as in general | |
| the problem of ghoti | |
| the problem of Cheney | |