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...or less the same value as conventional English spelling. For example, /s/, /t/, /d/ and /l/ represent the sounds that you would expect. The IPA is always consistent about the representation of sounds, so cat and kitten are both transcribed as beginning with a /k/. The full IPA makes use of quite a lot of specialised symbols and distinctions that are beyond our purposes here, so we have used ordinary letters but tried to ......

...Dan Gould and colleagues as ‘a physical, emotional and social withdrawal from a formerly enjoyable sport activity’. More importantly, this withdrawal often occurs as a result of chronic stress, so it is fair to categorise burnout as a ‘stress-related condition’. Perfectionism has been found to be a factor, and this certainly rings true from Trott’s account: he...