User:Alerante/Pronunciations
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This is a usage guide to the name "alerante". The usage of this word is incredibly sticky, perhaps because I made it that way.
Capitalization
"alerante" by itself should never be capitalized, unless it is a shorthand for something in which it is capitalized (for example, Alerante Creative (http://alerante.endoftheinternet.org/) can be abbreviated as "Alerante"). This is because it is a username, which I have been too lazy to hit the Shift key to make it a real proper name. But it still is one.
All other instances of "Alerante" should be capitalized, as well as the derivative form "Aleran".
Pronunciation
X-SAMPA and IPA are not exact (in other words, the result of me saying it over and over again and trying to match the symbols). Visitors without Unicode support may only see the first three.
| Guide | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Plain English | alurontay |
| SAMPA | %a:.l@r."on.teI |
| X-SAMPA | %a.l@R."On.tE |
| Merriam-Webster | ä' lər on' tā |
| IPA | aˌ lər ɔnˈ tɛ |
Other notes
The preferred form of "of alerante" is "Aleran", mainly because it sounds more elegant than "Alerantean". I also have a long backstory, but it sounds kind of ridiculous. :)