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"Reynolds, Gregg" wrote:

>  [I]t's actually highly rational, but it is
> designed for native speakers, not those who needed a phonemic transcription.
Most of it.  But if a fairly small number of irregularities are repaired
(there is no reason why there should be nine different pronunciations of
"-ough"), it would be far more so.

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