ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ, ðə fɹˈeɪz "ɐ mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl" ɪz nˈaʊ kənvˈɛnʃənəli ɐn ɐlˈuːʒən tə ðɪs stˈaɪl ʌv stɹˈeɪtfˈeɪsd sˈæɾaɪɚ.
In English writing, the phrase "a modest proposal" is now conventionally an allusion to this style of straight-faced satire.