The spelling of the phrase "wert mid air" may seem confusing at first glance, but it is actually a variation of the phrase "were in mid-air". The use of "wert" instead of "were" is an archaic form of the verb "to be" in the second person singular. The pronunciation of "wert" is similar to the word "wərt" in IPA phonetic transcription, with a short schwa sound in the middle. "Mid" is pronounced as "mɪd", and "air" is pronounced as "ɛr". Together, the phrase is pronounced as "wərt mɪd ɛr".