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<div apple-content-edited="true">I’m not sure what your intended use is, but in my experience the version you got from Merriam Webster would never be seen anywhere outside of a dictionary. If you’re including this in a press release, a news story, a letter,
or a magazine article, I would definitely stick with the <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">SEE </span><b style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">EN</b><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> TEE
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<div apple-content-edited="true"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px;">I’m pretty sure there is no such thing as a “correct” phonetic spelling. Different dictionaries use different systems. What you want is just something that’s clearly
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<div>On Aug 17, 2016, at 1:04 PM, Julie Pryor <<a href="mailto:jpryor@mit.edu">jpryor@mit.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">I have an unusual question and I have a feeling someone on this list may know the answer. I’m looking for the phonetic spelling of the word <i>Scientia </i>, which, according to my source, is pronounced like this:</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">SEE <b>EN</b> TEE AH</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">Note that this may not be the <i>only</i> way to pronounce this word, and it may not even be the
<i>correct</i> way to pronounce this word, but I have to come up with the phonetic spelling for this specific pronunciation.</div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;">Based on the <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scientia">Merriam Webster definition of scientia</a>, I gather that the correct phonetic spelling is this:</div>
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<div><span class="pr" style="font-size: 20px;"><b>sēˈentēə</b></span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="pr">But I’d like an independent source to confirm. I’m not up to speed on my phonetic spellings. Is there an online resource for this kind of thing? Or would anyone on this list know if I’m on the right track? Thanks
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<div style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="pr">Julie</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="pr">(Joo-lee)</span></div>
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