That one stood out for me too. I think there’s a lot of pronunciation nuance that would be lost with SoundSpel.

I’d distrust any top-down effort to change a language anyway. It belongs to the users and they’ll adapt it to their needs the way they see fit.

Honestly if we are using a perfectly phonical system, I feel the correct answer would be to spell it however your local dialect pronounces it.

For my Pacific Northwest accent, either pronunciation works fine.