View Single Post
Old 10-28-2021, 03:50 AM   #3
Uschiekid
Tenrec
Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Uschiekid ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 724
Karma: 1076988
Join Date: Oct 2012
Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo
Quote:
Originally Posted by dhampny View Post
I have stopped reading on my Forma because of an issue I have with the Kobo English dictionary. Not their definitions but rather their pronunciations. For me, understanding the pronunciation of a word is almost as important as the definition of a word. When I began reading with the Forma and using their dictionary, I couldn’t understand how to use their pronunciations and, eventually, decided to contact Kobo support who told me that Kobo use the International Phonetic Association code in their pronunciation guide.
I'm curious how you expected the pronunciation to show up. Most dictionaries, paper or otherwise use the IPA....it is internationally used, as one would expect from its name...
and it is pretty much the standard way to show pronunciation in any language
Uschiekid is offline   Reply With Quote