All 40 USA English phonemes (Was Re: Eggcorn? "warn" > "worn")
Neal Whitman
nwhitman at AMERITECH.NET
Wed Feb 11 16:46:17 UTC 2009
I think a phoneme is missing. Am I wrong? Dang, I know it's something; it's
on the tip of my tongue.
Neal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Zurinskas" <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: Eggcorn? "warn" > "worn"
> Here's a good sentence to use that I made up containing all 40 USA English
> phonemes.
>
> That quick beige fox jumped in the air over each thin dog. Look out, I
> shout, for he's foiled you again.
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