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