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minus-squaregrissino@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoFunny that pt isn’t allowed but ph is allowed. Or maybe we should start to say “hlematic” 😜
minus-squareKSP Atlas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoThat’s because “ph” is a combination of two letters to make a single sound Using the IPA, an alphabet designed for writing down sounds of words, where one sound tends to correspond to one letter, “phlegm” is /ˈflɛm/ and “phlegmatic” is /fleɡˈma.tɪk/
Funny that pt isn’t allowed but ph is allowed. Or maybe we should start to say “hlematic” 😜
That’s because “ph” is a combination of two letters to make a single sound
Using the IPA, an alphabet designed for writing down sounds of words, where one sound tends to correspond to one letter, “phlegm” is /ˈflɛm/ and “phlegmatic” is /fleɡˈma.tɪk/