phonetic

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It asserts that phonetic dialogue is rarely convincing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Many proudly refer to themselves as DINKs — using the acronym in English — or dingke, the phonetic translation in Mandarin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

The description of what the researchers termed a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet” opens the possibility of conveying a much larger variety of information.

From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024

On Tuesday, the scientists reported that the whales use a much richer set of sounds than previously known, which they called a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet.”

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

Like all alphabetic writing systems, English uses many logograms, such as numerals, $, %, and + : that is, arbitrary signs, not made up of phonetic elements, representing whole words.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond