Ka-pi96 said:
I know wikipedia uses it. Which is why I don't use wikipedia for pronunciation. Seems kind of silly to have to learn another language to see how to pronounce things in English. Would be much better if they just wrote it phonetically in English. |
Phonetic transcription is universal and is used to show how any word is pronounced. It's very useful if you're learning a different language (and with you having studied Japanese iirc, that seems like something that could've been useful). Most dictionaries will also include phonetic transcription of any given word, and will probably have a brief explanation of which sound each symbol represents. It's hardly "another language". You can learn it in about 30 minutes.
