The snippet above is taken from The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England), Volume 53, dated, 1783. If you say Quyer out loud, it's easy to understand. It is one of the quirkiest spelled words in the English language, choir, pronounced /ˈkwʌɪə/. Initially, quyer looks idiosyncratic and alien...

I am trying to learn French vowel sounds using this IPA chart. My question is about this chart. I use it for the first time and I am interested how comprehensive it is. Does a position at this chart fully "describe" a vowel? With what do I have to complement this chart? Also the explanation is c...