Talk:English phonemes

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This will be a list of English phonemes, with example words to show the different spelling manifestations. The accents will be useful to some learners, and they can be ignored by all. The numbers are those used in my Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Ro Thorpe 19:39, 9 November 2007 (CST)

i before e

Don't forget "i before e, except after p"! Hayford Peirce 14:18, 10 November 2007 (CST)

Weird... Ro Thorpe 15:22, 10 November 2007 (CST)
Heihei....Hayford Peirce 16:23, 10 November 2007 (CST)

Sorry, couldn't resist 'pierce'... Ro Thorpe 16:44, 16 November 2007 (CST)

Well, I know, that's why it put it in there!Hayford Peirce 16:52, 16 November 2007 (CST)