Select phonemes from the columns to fill the spaces directly below them, revealing the transcription of a thematically appropriate quote. The transcription here is allegedly a broad transcription in General American English
If you’ve figured it out, you can submit your solution (in English or IPA) to the editors of SpecGram by December 15th, 2025. Solutions and solvers will be announced in the next issue.
| ɛ | d | ||||||||||||
| ə | ɪ | ə | ə | d | ɑ | ||||||||
| ð | f | j | ɜ | ə | ɪ | ð | ə | ə | d | d | æ | ||
| ɹ | ɪ | æ | n | g | n | m | d͡ʒ | i | ɪ | d͡ʒ | ə | ɚ | ɑ |
| s | l | aɪ | ŋ | n | ɹ | t | ɹ | l | ɪ | k | ɛ | f | b |
| s | l̩ | b | p | oʊ | w | t | ʌ | n | s | u | ɪ | h | ə |
| v | t | l | w | t | z | w | z | p | t | z | t͡ʃ | s | t |
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