phonetic

Example Sentences

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The algorithm sometimes confused words with similar phonetic sounds, identifying “going” as “bring,” “do” as “you,” and words beginning with “F” — “faith,” “family,” “feel” — as a V-word, “very.”

From New York Times

In addition, my name is very difficult to pronounce so I often add the phonetic spelling of my first name in my email signature, right where the pronouns would now reside.

From New York Times

Which is why, a few days before her blind date, Thrine Kane, 40, emailed us with an unusual request: Could we introduce her to her match with the phonetic spelling of her name, Trina?

From Washington Post

Use these phonetic clues in the order you pass them to fill in the blanks in the lyrics, then guess the classic song from which they come.

From New York Times

"D" for "Dora", "N" for "North Pole", "Z" for "Zeppelin": Nazi-era German phonetic alphabet terms which replaced Jewish names are to be replaced in turn by town or city names.

From BBC