One reason that replacing the standard English alphabet with the International Phonetic Alphabet would be impractical is that it would mean that ______.

A. different vowel sounds would need to be written using identical symbols
B. English speakers would have to learn to distinguish new phonemes
C. some consonants would be eliminated
D. homophones would be spelled identically


Answer: D

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