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      Use the column headers like a fill-in-the-blank sentence:
      “To hear “a” as in all, type AW. For example, ::AWL::”

      VOWELS

      CONSONANTS

      To hear

      as in

      type

      Example

      To hear

      as in

      type

      Example

      a

      ant

      A

      ::ANT::

      b

      bunk

      B

      ::BUHNK::

      a

      spa

      AH

      ::SPAH::

      ch

      chart

      CH

      ::CHAHRT::

      a

      all

      AW

      ::AWL::

      d

      dust

      D

      ::DUHST::

      a

      eight

      AY

      ::AYT::

      f

      first

      F

      ::FURST::

      e

      egg

      EH

      ::EHG::

      g

      glow

      G

      ::GLOH::

      e

      ease

      EE

      ::EEZ::

      h

      horse

      H

      ::HORS::

      i

      in

      IH

      ::IHN::

      j

      jell

      J

      ::JEHL::

      i

      isle

      Y

      ::YL::

      k

      kite

      K

      ::KYT::

      o

      oat

      OH

      ::OHT::

      l

      laugh

      L

      ::LAF::

      o

      ooh

      OO

      ::OO::

      m

      mask

      M

      ::MASK::
      o foot UU ::FUUT::

      n

      nest

      N

      ::NEHST::
      u up UH ::UHP::

      ng

      ring

      NG

      ::RIHNG::
             

      nk

      rink

      NK

      ::RIHNK::
      VOWELS COMBOS

      p

      pop

      P

      ::PAHP::
      To hear as in type Example qu quote KW ::KWOHT::
      ar car AR ::KAR::

      r

      rain

      R

      ::RAYN::
      er error ERR ::ERR-ur::

      s

      slice

      S

      ::SLYS::
      or more OR ::MOR:: sh shy SH ::SHY::
      ow cow OW ::KOW::

      t

      tarte

      T

      ::TART::
      oy oy OY ::OY:: th though DH ::DHOH::
      ur urn UR ::URN::

      th

      think

      TH

      ::THIHNK::
             

      v

      van

      V

      ::VAN::
              w

      win

      W

      ::WIHN::
              x axe KS ::AKS::
             

      y

      yes

      Y

      ::YEHS::
             

      z

      zen

      Z

      ::ZEHN::
             

      zh

      measure

      ZH

      ::MEH-zhur::

       

      Respellings for Acronyms

      When you need to Respell an acronym where each letter is spoken as itself (ASPCA, LCD, BBC, FBI).

      A → ::AY::

      		 N → ::EHN::

      B → ::BEE::

      		 O → ::OH::

      C → ::SEE::

      		 P → ::PEE::

      D → ::DEE::

      		 Q → ::KYOO::

      E → ::EE::

      		 R → ::AR::

      F → ::EHF::

      		 S → ::EHS::

      G → ::JEE::

      		 T → ::TEE::

      H → ::AYCH::

      		 U → ::YOO::

      I → ::Y::

      		 V → ::VEE::

      J → ::JAY::

      		 W → ::DUH-buhl-yoo::

      K → ::KAY::

      		 X → ::EHKS::

      L → ::EHL::

      		 Y → ::WY::

      M → ::EHM::

      		 Z → ::ZEE::  or ::ZEHD::