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I can see there's a back-and-forth (which I have gotten involved with) about whether the respelling of Seattle in the lead should be see-AT-əl or see-AT-uhl. Does the general reader know how to pronounce ə? Sarsenet (talk) 06:27, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I meant to make a post about this a few days ago when I noticed, as I could tell it might keep going. @Güiseppi669 appears to be justifying changes according to Help:Pronunciation respelling key, which is not policy but consensus. Personally, am not a fan of having schwa be in that key, as it defeats the purpose of having a respelling key, as probably the average reader would have no idea what schwa is. Sure, many do, but that's what the IPA template is for, of course.
Frankly, I think it should just be see-ATL (and the IPA be changed, respectively, to /siˈætl̩/) or see-A-tl if we're counting it as three syllables. I don't really hear the schwa when I say it in any instance, since the /l/ is syllabic. It's part of the same syllable as the /t/. I'm not a Seattlite but from the Puget Sound area and my speech is fairly typical for the region, I am not sure if actual Seattlites pronounce it with the schwa.
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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. (3OpenEyes' communication receptacle) | (PS: Have a good day) (acer was here) 15:26, 28 January 2025 (UTC)