User blog comment:Angel Emfrbl/Ponetics/@comment-24684900-20140618182134

I think I've heard of the phonetics learning, but I never really considered the accent.

I feel as though learning phonetics first just breaks a rule of teaching. It's customary to teach a person what something is and then delve deeper into that subject. That way even if one forgets the details, one will still remember the overall concept. By teaching phonetics first, one will remember the proper spelling as only a by-product of phonetics and will be more likely to forget it. Example:  I know how to write in print, but my grip of coursive is shaky. Print is also my default way of writing even when given a choice.

I think it would be easier to understand this concept if spoken english and written english less connected. As each has its own system, it would make no sense to use and ignore the use of one to teach the other. And even then, I can't think of a use for connecting the two in such a manner other than through a dictionary or textbook.

Though it would be interesting if everyone just said screw it and turned written english into a phonetic one (proper spellings be damned). It would be an interesting turn of events considering how people are more likely to say a word wrong because they were introduced to it through the internet (though there are dictionaries that can say the word for you).

Am I the only one that as a Vocaloid user ever wish you could try to explain how to say a word using Vocaloid phonetics on the internet? Sorry if that was a bit off-topic, but it would be great if one could use a universal keyboard friendly system to explain pronounciations.