C trigraphs were created to solve this problem for ANSI C, although their late introduction and inconsistent implementation in compilers limited their use.
sˈiː tɹˈɪɡɹæfz wɜː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd tə sˈɑːlv ðɪs pɹˈɑːbləm fɔːɹ ˈænsi sˈiː, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðɛɹ lˈeɪt ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ænd ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt ˌɪmplɪməntˈeɪʃən ɪn kəmpˈaɪlɚz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ðɛɹ jˈuːs.