Why isn’t the word “phonetically” spelled with an “f”?

Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence.

— Slash

Take it from me, marriage isn't a word - it's a sentence.

— King Vidor

"Failure" isn't a word I really use.

— Sebastian Roche

When will you learn that there isn't a word for everything?

— Nicole Krauss

In New York, f*** isn't even a word. It's a comma.

— Lewis Black

I used to spell everything phonetically, or I would have little tricks for words I could not figure out.

— James William Middleton

There was no "me" in Alchemy. Well, phonetically there was, but that wasn't the point.

— Richelle Mead

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese and German.

— Clarence Nash

I'm not supposed to be phonetically correct or enunciate perfectly.

— Shannon Sharpe

I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.

— Vanessa Paradis

Add one little bit on the end... Think of 'potato,' how's it spelled? You're right phonetically, but what else...? There ya go...alright!

— Dan Quayle

“Real Magick is spelled with a K, and he who dares tangle with ends with, a deck of cards in his back pocket. When…

— D.Papageorgiou

“The brownies can't touch that basket - it's spelled - but we can.  We're supposed to take one thing out per day and put…

— Elle Casey

I type things into Google to see if I spelled them correctly.

— Anonymous

The most important job I'll ever have is spelled D-A-D.

— Mike Pence