What is the reason we don’t use the international phonetic alphabet when writing things?
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bɪˈkɒz ði aɪ-piː-eɪ ˈæbsəluːtli sʌks tuː ˈækʧuəli raɪt ˈɛniθɪŋ ɪn. ɪts ˈbeɪsɪkᵊli ɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbᵊl. ɪt ɪz ˈəʊnli ˈrɪəli ˈjuːsfᵊl wɛn ˈstʌdiɪŋ ˈlæŋɡwɪʤ ænd prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃᵊn.
(translation “Because the IPA absolutely sucks to actually write anything in. Its basically incomprehensible. It is only really useful when studying language and pronunciation.”)
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