Entertainment / Literature / Pronunciation Spelling: A new spelling of an old word that more accurately reflects the current pronunciation than the original spelling does.
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Entertainment / Literature / Spelling Pronunciation: An unhistorical way of pronouncing a word based on the spelling of a word. MORE
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Entertainment / Literature / Retarded Pronunciation: An old-fashioned way of pronunciation that lingers in one dialect even after a newer pronunciation has been accepted by other dialects in the same language. Contrast with advanced pronunciation. MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Received Pronunciation: The accent used by upper class British citizens--usually considered a prestigious or 'classy' pronunciation. Linguists refer to this accent by the abbreviation RP. [One personal aside--for any compute MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Etymological Respelling: Revising spelling to reflect or match how a word's etymon was spelled, or the actual word so altered. For instance, the words debt and doubt gained their silent letters in the Renaissance when rev MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Pronunciation Spelling: A new spelling of an old word that more accurately reflects the current pronunciation than the original spelling does. MORE