This system generally follows French, but eliminates silent letters and reduces the number of different ways in which the same sound can be written.

A As I've explained to this outraged teacher, the sounds were written in this way to distinguish them from letters.

The remaining sounds are written with digraphs.

In Gronings this sound is written like -oa.

This sound is written as what it would be if the syllable that contains it were stressed.

The whole sound of the opera is written with the voice of Peter Pears in mind.

The second sound was written as h, kh, ch, and Greek khi χ.

This sound was most commonly written as gn in Italian fashion.

This sound was written as y in 1828.

For example, if someone fired a gun, the sound would be written "McBang".