Expressive English Alphabet (IKSPꞋΣSIϽ IИGLIƧ ΛLҒⱭBΣꞆ.)

The Expressive English Alphabet is a alternative way to write English devised by Marcel Burrows. It is designed to have one letter for each sound. The alphabet has been designed to allow people from any part of the world to write in their own accent.

Expressive English Alphabet alphabet

Notes

• A = hot in American English, are in American English and British English
• Ꙙ = hot in British English, and law in American English
• Δ – law in British English, and more in American English and British English
• R appears at the beginnings of words, and ' elsewhere to represent th r sound

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Sample text (North American English)

ꙘL HYUMⱭN BEIИZ AꞋ BΔꞋN FꞋE ΛND EKႱⱭL IN DIGNⱭDE ΛND RÎCS. ꞜѦ AꞋ INDΩD WIꞜ REZⱭN ΛND KANƧⱭNS ΛND ƧÜD ΛKꞆ ꞆⱭႱΔꞋDZ ႱÛN ⱭNÛꞜⱭꞋ IN Ɑ SPIꞋIꞆ ꙘV BꞋÛꞜⱭꞋHÜD.

Sample text (International English)

ΔL HYUMⱭN BEIИZ A BΔN FꞋE ΛND EKႱⱭL IN DIGNⱭꞆE ΛND RÎCS. ꞜѦ AꞋ INDΩD WIꞜ REZⱭN ΛND KꙘNƧⱭNS ΛND ƧÜD ΛKꞆ ꞆⱭႱΔDZ ႱÛN ⱭNÛꞜⱭ IN Ɑ SPIꞋIꞆ ꙘV BꞋÛꞜⱭHÜD.

Transliteration

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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