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  1. 07-06-2011, 23:11 #1
    Uberjager
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    Default Can you "read" the "pronounciation characters"?

    I'm talking about the words in dictionaries all hyphenated with the characters, that tell you how to pronounce a word. Can any of you book-worms read them?
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  2. 07-06-2011, 23:47 #2
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    Um yes, there is a key that explains how each is pronounced at the beginning of the dictionary.
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    Yes, thats how you know how to pronounce the word....
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    Not only can I read them but I know the secret handshake, too...
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  5. 07-07-2011, 07:05 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bailey Guns View Post
    Not only can I read them but I know the secret handshake, too...
    I also have the secret decoder ring
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    Yep, learnd um n middol skool.
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