Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hey gang,
What is S.O.P. when letters of the alphabet are part of the lyrics to a song? Should I leave them as letters, or spell them phonetically -- for instance, "I.Q." vs. "eye-queue"? What about multi-syllable letters like "W"? ("Dou-ble-yoo"???) Is there a list somewhere of standard phonetic spelling for the letters of the English alphabet? If so, where can I find it?
I've seen it done both ways. F'rinstance, "A B C D E F G H I got gal..." with all of the letters IN CAPS is a pretty standard thing. For dipthongs and multiple syllables and melisma, I've seen them spelled out, though I can't recell an example off the top of my head.
cd
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