The Not-So-Phonetic [fəˈnedik] Alphabet

A ~ Aisle [ī(-ə)l]

B ~ Bdellium [de-lē-əm]

C ~ Czar [(t)sär]

D ~ Dijbouti [jih-boo-tee]

E ~ Europe [yu̇r-əp]

G ~ Gnome [nōm]

H ~ Honest [ä-nəst]

J ~ Jalapeño [hal-ə-pay-nyoh]

K ~ Knife [nīf]

M ~ Mnemonic [ni-ˈmä-nik]

O ~ Opossum [pɒsəm]

P ~ Pneumonia [nu̇-ˈmō-nyə]

Q ~ Quebec [kébec]

T ~ Ttsunami [suˈnɑmi]

U ~ Uber [ᵫ-bər]

V ~ Five [faɪv]

W ~ Wrist [rist]

X ~ Xylophone [zai·luh·fown]

Y ~ Yzserman [ˈīsər- mən]

Z ~ Zhivago [ ja-vah-goh ]

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