The complete "FS" phonetic spelling alphabet
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Alphabet |
As In (Old spelling) |
Phonetic Equivalent |
. |
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A |
A t |
At |
. |
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B |
B ig |
Big |
. |
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C |
Confusion |
Konfyoocin |
. |
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D |
D og |
Dog |
. |
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E |
E nd |
End |
. |
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F |
F ig |
Fig |
. |
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G |
G et |
Get |
. |
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H |
H at |
Hat |
. |
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I |
I t |
It |
. |
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J |
J ump |
Pump |
. |
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K |
K id |
Kid |
. |
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L |
L ip |
Lip |
. |
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M |
M at |
Mat |
. |
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N |
N ot |
Not |
. |
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O |
O n |
On |
. |
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P |
P at |
Pat |
. |
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Q |
. |
. |
Explained Later |
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R |
R ed |
Red |
. |
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S |
S it |
Sit |
. |
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T |
T ap |
Tap |
. |
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U |
U p |
Up |
. |
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V |
V an |
Van |
. |
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W |
W in |
Win |
. |
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X |
. |
. |
Explained Later |
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Y |
Y es |
Yes |
. |
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Z |
Z oo |
Zoo |
. |
Combined letters:
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Combined letters |
As In (Old spelling) |
Phonetic Equivalent |
. |
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AE |
A te |
Aet |
. |
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EE |
Feet |
Feet |
. |
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IE |
Lie |
Lie |
. |
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OE |
Toe |
Toe |
. |
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UE |
Put |
Puet |
. |
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OI |
Noise |
Noiz |
. |
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OO |
Boot |
Boot |
. |
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ARR |
Bar |
Barr |
. |
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ERR |
There |
Therr |
. |
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ORR |
Or |
Orr |
. |
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URR |
Hurt |
Hurrt |
. |
|
CH |
Ch urch |
Churrch |
. |
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SH |
Sh oe |
Shoo |
. |
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Th |
Th at |
That |
. |
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TT |
Th row |
Ttroe |
. |
|
LL |
Bill |
Bill |
. |
|
OW |
How |
How |
. |
|
ING |
Sing |
Sing |
In'greedeeint (Ingredient) |
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C, Q and X are the only letters to change |
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The letter ( q ) is now used for the sound of ( g ) as used in some other languages eg: The Afrikaans use of the Letter 'G' (The letter ( u ) is not used after the ( q ) as with the old spelling) |
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"X" Has no sound of its own and is used as a wild card or an unknown quantity as in mathematics |
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In a situation where there are two or three letter together that are the same, but need defining, use an inverted coma ( ' ) eg: Throughout (Ttroo'owt) eg: Eighth (aet'th) |
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An underdash ( _ ) before a word is used to indicate that the word is not spelled Phonetically eg: Mie naem iz _Mary and Ie am . . . . . . etc. |
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Double letters are only used as shown in the "Combined letters" section |
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Don't use an inverted coma ( ' ) in joined words eg: "don't" becomes "doent" |
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Words with different meanings are spelled the same. If there is a need to specify the particular meaning then the word can be spelled in the old spelling with an underdash ( _ ) in front |
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There are no silent letters eg: Know Could Sign |
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Only one letter or combination of letters is used for any given sound Copyright © 1998 G K Redman |
For more information write to Kim: [email protected]
