> you'd need centralised control over pronunciation as well.
No, not at all. Several Italian words have regional variants, and they are simply spelled differently.
When you are used to a phonetic alphabet, you never wonder how to write what you say.
No, not at all. Several Italian words have regional variants, and they are simply spelled differently.
When you are used to a phonetic alphabet, you never wonder how to write what you say.
I'm not saying it's impossible; Trainspotting, for example, is mostly written in phonetic Scottish english. Many english speakers find it difficult to read though, for precisely that reason…