phonetics

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The album first sprang to mind six years ago, when the title began as a simple game of phonetics.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Sanchez was inspired to create MeowTalk after learning of Susanne Schötz—an associate professor of phonetics, studying cat-human communication at Sweden’s Lund University—and her book The Secret Language of Cats.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2023

"When I write vocal melodies, it's like phonetics," Sheeran said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

He said he used his own version of phonetics to create songs so quickly that he could write up to nine in a day.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Their teacher, a charming eight-months-pregnant young woman dressed in a traditional Indian sari, moved seamlessly among British, American, and Canadian accents as she demonstrated reading a paragraph designed to highlight phonetics.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman