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by vba616 1170 days ago
>There is an international, widely-recognized standard alphabet for precisely specifying the pronunciation of things in arbitrary languages

So...why don't we spell all languages with that alphabet? Think of the increase in efficiency!

My doctor has signs and other notices that you should arrive 15 minutes before your appointment. I asked "why don't you just make all the appointments 15 minutes earlier?"