Patent ID: 6126447
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A phonetics method of the American English language comprising the English alphabet:a) enhancing single letters and letter groupings representing each vowel sound with a color whose name has assonance to that vowel; the color set being:tan for /ah/ called short `a`red for /eh/ called short `e`pink for /ih/ called short `i`blond for /aw/ called short `o`plum for /uh/ called short `u`gray for /ay/ called long `a`green for /ee/ called long `e`lime for diphthong /i/ called long `i`orange for /oh/ called long `o`blue for /oo/ called long `u`brook (an aquamarine color) for diphthong /oo/ called short `oo`brown for diphthong /ou/turquoise for diphthong /oi/purple for the schwa in /er/, andpurple for the schwa in /ul/;b) indicating a vowel sound preceded by an unwritten /w/ or /y/ by a single slanted colored letter or slanted colored letter group.c) providing a thin font to all silent letters, including purple schwa letters, andd) modifying black letters representing uncommon consonant sounds with slanted letters,whereby said method aids reading and pronunciation.