Accents
		There are many different ways to pronounce every word, some stranger than others.  As these pronunciations are heard and not written, they can often be hard to express in a type-only setting.  However, accents can still add interest to a character, so many times accents are implied by alternative spellings of words.  I have compiled a list of letters or combinations of letters that you can replace each of the sounds with.  I would reccomend that you only choose three or four at most, so that your typing is still readable. How does this work?  Simply go through the list of sounds and pick which ones your character should pronounce differently and which alternate typing you should use for it.  Then, every time that sound appears in your character's speech, type the replacement sound instead.  If you choose to omit a sound, it is usually good form to replace it with an apostrophe. For example, let's take the sentence: 'Hello, how are you doing today?' Say you choose an accent for your character where they pronounce L as W, and NG and N'.  With this accent, the sentence would appear as: 'Hewwo, how are you doin' today?' However, if you choose an accent where your character omits H's, the sentence may appear as, ''Ello, 'ow are you doing today?'
			Sound (Example) Alternate Spelling A ( lady ) ay ah ai ee ih omit A ( marvelous ) ay ah ai ee ih o oh omit A ( apple ) ay ah ai ae ee ih omit B ( bee ) d p bh v z omit CH ( chocolate ) sh sch k kh omit D ( dog ) dh t omit   E ( weep ) ee ie ei e ey ay ai ae ih      E ( egg ) ee ie ei ey ay ai ae ih o oh omit F ( frog ) ff v vf ph f omit  G ( gopher ) gy y omit H ( hat ) omit I ( ice ) ih ie ei ey ai ay ae e ee uh     I ( big ) ih ie ei ey ee e ai ay ae uh omit    J ( jewel ) dj g tj zh ch sh y omit  K ( kid ) ch ck kk kh q qu omit L ( loop ) w r omit M ( man ) omit  N ( nut ) ny r omit   NG ( sing ) n n' gh omit  O ( open ) oh oi uh u oo ah ih ow omit  OW ( chow ) oi ou ao ae a ew oo eh ih omit P ( pig ) b omit Q ( quilt ) k kw cw cu ku kh ck omit R ( rat ) rr w vr rh v vh l omit S ( sit ) z zs sz zh sh th h omit SH ( shape ) z sz zs zh sh th h j ch omit T ( tag ) d th dh tt dt omit  TH ( thin ) t h d z sz zs zh sh omit U ( music ) yu yew oo yuh uh o oi ih i ay ai ae ee yee omit U ( blue ) u ew oo uh o oi ih i ay ai ee omit U ( umbrella ) uh ay ah ai ee ih oh oi ow oo u omit V ( volley ) vf f b vh omit W ( water ) u v wh vh omit  X ( exit ) k g cks ks z zh gs s ss omit Z ( zap ) z s zh sh j jh ss omit
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