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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound..
The writer is not responsible for the antiphonetic spelling of this and many other colonial names of places.
English spelling, although unphonetic and antiphonetic, was inherited from our ancestors and has served magnificently in the glorious past. The weak spot in English spelling, however, can be easily healed with the global alphabet.
Use antiphonetic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antiphonetic means (linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The writer is not responsible for the antiphonetic spelling of this and many other colonial names of places.
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