Added standard pronunciation of {u} to IPA chapter. Reworking of pr #425

lojban · Oct 31, 2020 · d22ade6 · d22ade6
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           <quote>then</quote>).
         </td>
       </tr>
+      <tr>
+        <td><phrase role="IPA">[u]</phrase></td>
+        <td>
+          The preferred pronunciation of Lojban
+          <letteral>u</letteral>. As in the French 
+          <quote xml:lang="fr">boule</quote> or German
+          <quote xml:lang="de">Stuhl</quote>. There is no exact English equivalent of this sound. The nearest sound appears in 
+          <quote>boot</quote> or 
+          <quote>cool</quote>, but many dialects pronounce these with an off-glide, which should not be present when speaking Lojban.
+        </td>
+      </tr>
       <tr>
         <td>
           <phrase role="IPA">[v]</phrase>