dɪstˈɪŋkʃən kəntˈɪnjuːz təbi mˌeɪd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈɜːsənəl sˈaɪfɚ ænd ðə sˈɪmplɚ, mˈoːɹ wˈɜːkɐdˌeɪ pˈʌblɪk ɪnˈɪʃəlz, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ bˌiːɪŋ ðə sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪnz ˈoʊn mˈɑːnoʊɡɹˌæm ænd ðə lˈæɾɚ sˈɪmpli ɐ mˈiːnz ʌv aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɐ ɹˈeɪn.
Distinction continues to be made between the personal cypher and the simpler, more workaday public initials, the former being the sovereign's own monogram and the latter simply a means of identifying a reign.