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The above transcription of banter is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association. You can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.
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An example use of banter in a speech by a native speaker of american english:
“… the spousal banter - funny well another …”
Banther is a word that means to talk or tease in a friendly way.