PIE running in Lite mode showing the Wikipedia article "Hamlet" Phonetically Intuitive English (PIE) is a schemeThe PIE scheme and a Chrome browser extensionPIE at Chrome Web Store that automatically adds diacritics to English words on Web pages to show pronunciation, intended for English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners to learn correct pronunciations as they browse the Web, and for children in English-speaking countries to learn to read. The free project has been reportedPCWorld (English) story on PIE by PCWorld and other media outlets and invited to National Education Association Exposition 2013, receiving very positive feedback from educators nationwide. Features The free and open source browser extension uses American English pronunciation data from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and a one-page scheme also called "Phonetically Intuitive English" (PIE) to mark up English words with diacritics. The project claims that the scheme is designed to be very easy to learn.PIE 's official project website  Depending on the English level of the user, PIE offers three modes, Full, Lite and Extra Lite, to show diacritics to different extents. The Full mode shows pronunciations to a great detail ( e.g. even the silent g and h as in "light" are marked with a "silence mark") . More advanced learners may prefer the Lite mode (e.g. the silence marks on w, h, y and e will be omitted, as in "low", "she", "bay" and "take") . Very advanced learners can use the Extra Lite mode , which will further omit all schwa marks (e.g. the second and third a in "Canada" will have no marks). Media coverage PCWorld (English) PCWorld (Albanian)PCWorld (Albanian) story on PIE Computerworld / IDG News ServiceComputerworld / IDG News Service story on PIE Bitelia (Spanish)Bitelia (Spanish) story on PIE Speculative Grammarian (satirical linguistics magazine)Speculative Grammarian (satirical linguistics magazine) story on PIE AM PM (Spanish)AM PM (Spanish) story on PIE WikiNoticia (Spanish)WikiNoticia (Spanish) on PIE Software Headline (English)Software Headline (English) story on PIE Prva Vijest (Croatian)Prva Vijest (Croatian) story on PIE Solidot (Chinese)Solidot (Chinese) story on PIE See also Reading education in the United States Phonics Whole language International Phonetic Alphabet References External links PIE's official project website PIE at Chrome Web Store The PIE schemes
PIE running in Lite mode showing the Wikipedia article "Hamlet" Phonetically Intuitive English (PIE) is an English spelling proposal and a free Chrome browser extensionPCWorld (English) story on PIE that automatically adds diacritics to English words on Web pages to show pronunciation, intended for English-as-a-second-language (ESL) learners to learn correct pronunciations as they browse the Web, and for children in English-speaking countries to learn to read. Description The free and open source browser extension uses American English pronunciation data from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary and a one-page scheme also called "Phonetically Intuitive English" (PIE) to mark up English words with diacritics. The project claims that the scheme is designed to be very easy to learnPIE 's official project website ; the satirical magazine Speculative Grammarian questioned the appropriateness of diacritics and overall clarity of the spelling system in a featured articleSpeculative Grammarian (satirical linguistics magazine) story on PIE. Depending on the English level of the user, PIE offers three modes, Full, Lite and Extra Lite, to show diacritics to different extents. The Full mode shows pronunciations to a great detail ( such as silent g and h in "light" being marked with a "silence mark") ; the so-called Lite mode simplifies the notation (e.g. the silence marks on w, h, y and e will be omitted, as in "low", "she", "bay" and "take") ; and the Extra Lite mode further omits all schwa marks (e.g. the second and third a in "Canada" will have no marks). See also Reading education in the United States Phonics Whole language International Phonetic Alphabet References 
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