Inventing a new or perceived spelling of a word, in order to indicate its pronunciation
Use this tag for questions in which a word needs an example spelling to more accurately reflect its pronunciation, whether a "standard" pronunciation or a regional variant. It's also often necessary for foreign words or place names.
Examples include
- laugh -> "larf"
- sink -> "zinc"
- Harvard Yard -> "Hahvahd Yahd"
- Patapsco -> "Tapsiceau"
- Leominster -> "Lemster"
