Are the IPAs really necessary to use the above-mentioned English for the majority of IPA speakers? Unlike polyglot Europeans, most Americans are quite content using the simpler systems of phonetic symbols presented in American dictionaries and would not benefit from the investment of time necessary to familiarize themselves with the significantly more complex of the IPA. Getting in touch with culture is the way of dominance. As

with society. I think the truth is, for good or bad… it’s the nature of the dominant culture.