Wait For No One - Chapter 4 - Forces of Nature
Vikki would include phonetic versions of the words in her request for information to fox headquarters that night, just to satisfy her curiosity. after lunch vikki continued her search.
Southern Free Agents, Ch 1
It was something to which esfir was completely unaccustomed, but that wasn't the worst part: along the northern cities, most employers spelled out the word 'sufa' phonetically into s-f-a, which earned the group its official handle of "southern
You Know I Do
Even phonetically. passion. what a great word. first there was the puh sound. the sound of air escaping closed lips. it also brought to mind the sound of the word push. there was lots of pushing. pushing in. pushing against insides.
Crossing Stars (WIP)
I finished the last three phonetic sounds in succession. "good job, you should be able to read just about anything out loud now and it only took you a couple of days to learn it." "having a wonderful teacher helps."
A Quick One While He Is Away
Darling, it's not pronounced as phonetically as it seems! the pronunciation is quite different from how it looks. say it with me now. je t'aime. you understand now? je t'aime." i explained as i began to repeat the term to help her absorb its sound.
Walls Book 1 - Ch 14 : Mindscape
It is phonetically impoverished, varies between individuals and there is far too much repetition. real languages have marked differences and evolve a useful balance of redundancy to improve understanding and efficiency." "what's your point?"
Building Better Worlds V — The Wolf
The oel nodded and started shifting her text into the more fluid iconic form of phonetic writing. [we are serving. please, having a seat where you wants. you visitors are from earth? the manager knows terran well.]
Tik Tik Begins
"hello," tik tik chirps, using the phonetic translation between dragon and giant tongues. the giant stops in its tracks with a snort and grumbles once more in response. she brushes her finger through the lines and then continues.
Jahaliya: The Play Games Pt 1
"i think that is an example of onomatopoeia: a word that visually suggests a sound in its phonetics," meigs said, stretching out and giving a hnnnnngh as she did so.
The Hungering One
Cherno couldn't have spelled what he heard phonetically if he tried. he was pretty certain that it was a language he had never heard before, something he wasn't even equipped to understand.
Roaring seaward
His pronunciation -- phonetic -- had been atrocious, but he understood her answer well enough. "got it. okay, wagon. what's your situation? have you and your bombardier linked up?" "affirmative. lieutenant glenn is with me.
Rogue Sword - Ch 7: It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity
He drew a character on the surface of the table with the end of a damp chopstick, signing that it was the phonetic of a word he had heard applied to the visitor. vikki sounded it out so the devices embedded in their ears could translate it.