> Well, there is no one standard for transcription, but Don
> Blaheta (hello, Don!) has a great page outlining the four main
> transcription systems for ASCII text. That can be found at:
>
> <
http://www.cs.brown.edu/~dpb/ascii-ipa.html>
Most of us use a slightly-altered variant of the SAMPA system (for
instance, we use /&/ for ash, the vowel in most - if not all - American
pronunciations of "cat")
--
"Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many
ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia." --
Joseph Wood Krutch