Phonetic+Alphabet

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 * ~ [[image:http://learngoodenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/phonetic-chart.gif width="346" height="222" align="left" link="http://learngoodenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/phonetic-chart.gif"]] ||~ **Dictionaries use phonetic transcriptions to tell us how to pronounce a word.**
 * Phonetic transcriptions are important because, as we know, the spelling of an English word does not necessarily tell us how we should pronounce it... very confusing! IPA stands for the International Phonetic Alphabet, in which each sound in English has its own symbol. In a dictionary, you can find the IPA phonetic transcription in brackets like this:**
 * Click here to learn more about phonetic transcription and to listen to sounds in English and their IPA symbols,**
 * and click here to test your pronunciation!**
 * = [[file:PhoneticAlphabetReference.pdf]] [[file:SymbolsUsedInTranscriptions.pdf]][[file:IPA Symbols.docx]] ||