pronunciation spelling

noun

1. a spelling intended to match a certain pronunciation more closely than the traditional spelling does, as gonna for going to , kinda for kind of (meaning “rather”), git for get , or lite for light.

Usage Note

Pronunciation Spelling is used as a label in this dictionary.

Example Sentences

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From Washington Times

Clothed in the regalia and lugging the impedimenta of scholarship but with a brighter twinkle in his eye, Philologist Mencken cites the history of American, from Captain John Smith to Walter Winchell, compares its tumultuous flow with the slower, more dignified progress of English; takes up U. S. pronunciation, spelling, common speech, slang; in an appendix shows the effect on American of the non-English immigrant dialects.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are technical dictionaries of etymology, foreign words, dialects, secret languages, slang, neology, barbarous words, faults of expression, choice words, prosody, pronunciation, spelling, orators, poets, law, music, proper names, particular authors, nouns, verbs, participles, particles, double forms, difficulties and many others.

From Project Gutenberg

Particular attention paid to pronunciation, spelling, and writing.

From Project Gutenberg

Current English; a study of present-day usages and tendencies, including pronunciation, spelling, grammatical practice, word-coining, and the shifting of meanings. © 22Aug35; A86171.

From Project Gutenberg