Expressive English Alphabet (Ԏᴇ ԐkspꞋɛsiӻ İŋʟiꞩ Øʟғıbɛт)

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

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Notes

• R: The sound of 'r' is written with 3 different letters, depending on the position of the 'r' sound in a word.
• The letter R is used at the beginning of a word if that word begins the sentence. It is the uppercase letter. Example: Rᴀn iᴤ ʞûꚍ. (Rain is good.)
• The letter ꭆ is used at the beginning of a word if the word does not begin the sentence. It is lowercase. Example: Ԏᴇ ꭆɛnг iᴤ bʟøk. (The wrench is black.)
• The letter Ꞌ is used in the middle and at the end of a word. This is both lowercase and uppercase. Example: ꓘɛт ıᴌᴀ ғꞋөm him, ꚛꞋ ɛʟs. (Get away from him, or else.)
• Ꚛ: The letter Ꚛ can have two different pronunciations in North American accents.
• If the Ꚛ has a Ꞌ come after it, then it is pronounced like the 'o' in 'more'.
• But if the Ꚛ doesn't have a Ꞌ come after it, then it is pronounced as 'aw' in 'law'.
• In Commonwealth accents, the letter Ꚛ has only one pronunciation, so it doesn't change at all.

Sample texts

North American Accents

Ꚛʟ hyumın bᴇiŋᴤ ѳꞋ bꚛꞋn fꞋᴇ ønꚍ ᴇkᴌıʟ in ꚍiʞnıꚍᴇ ønꚍ ꭆîтs. Ԏᴀ ѳꞋ ɛnꚍꭥꚍ ᴌiԏ ꭆᴇᴤın ønꚍ kѳnꞩıns ønꚍ ꞩûꚍ økт тıᴌꚛꞋꚍᴤ ᴌᵾn ınᵾԏıꞋ in ı spiꞋıт ѳӻ bꞋᵾԏıꞋhûꚍ.
(ѲꞋтıkıʟ 1 ѳӻ ԏı YunıӻєꞋsıʟ ꚌɛkʟıꞋᴀꞩın ѳӻ Hyumın Rîтs)

Commonwealth accents

Ꚛʟ hyumın bᴇiŋᴤ ѳ bꚛn fꞋᴇ ønꚍ ᴇkᴌıʟ in ꚍiʞnıтᴇ ønꚍ ꭆîтs. Ԏᴀ ѳꞋ ɛnꚍꭥꚍ ᴌiԏ ꭆᴇᴤın ønꚍ kөnꞩıns ønꚍ ꞩûꚍ økт тıᴌꚛꚍᴤ ᴌᵾn ınᵾԏıꞋ in ı spiꞋıт өӻ bꞋᵾԏıhûꚍ.
(Ѳтıkıʟ 1 өӻ ԏı Yunıӻєsıʟ ꚌɛkʟıꞋᴀꞩın өӻ Hyumın Rîтs)

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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