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Phonetic English Joke Book 1

One hundred jokes, all in phonetic script with English ‘translations’. All the money received will be donated to MSF, Medicins Sans Frontieres. Scroll down to find out more. 

Description

The Phonetic English Joke Book 1 is a collection of 100 English jokes written in phonetic script – followed by a version in English. The book is ideal for anyone with an interest in phonetic script and a good sense of humour. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you can learn to read phonetic script – and do so in an enjoyable way. The book has been transcribed in British English which may be an added novelty for American readers. 

All money raised from the sale of the book will go to Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders).

So what’s inside The Phonetic English Joke Book?

There are great jokes like:

/ə mæn əv ˈeɪtɪ ˈvɪzɪtɪd hɪz ˈdɒktə/
/aɪm ˈgəʊɪŋ tə biː ˈmærɪd nekst ˈwiːk ˈdɒktə/
/ˈverɪ ˈgʊd sed ðə ˈdɒktə haʊw əʊld ɪz jə ˈleɪdɪ frend /
/eɪ ˈtiːn rɪˈplaɪd ðə mæn/
/maɪ ˈgʊdnɪs sed ðə ˈdɒktə aɪ ʃəd ˈwɔːn jʊ ðæt ˈenɪ ækˈtɪvɪtɪ ɪn bed kʊd biː ˈfeɪtl/
/ˈwel sed ðə mæn ɪf ʃiː ˈdaɪz ʃiː ˈdaɪz/

Cartoons

There are simple cartoons to help you understand the jokes.

/aɪv lɒst maɪ ˈdɒg/
/jʊ ʃəd pʊt ən ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt ɪn ðə ˈnjuːsˌpeɪpə/
/ðæts ˈkreɪzɪ hiː kɑːnt ˈriːd/

Dog reading cartoon

Where to buy the book?

A paperback version is available from Amazon.

An ebook version (without audio) is available from Smashwords and Amazon.

For lots more on phonetics – hop over to Adrian Underhill‘s wonderful website.