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ballenberg
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 Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: Helpful Pronunciation Site |
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Here's what I just found
http://www.forvo.com/
Looks like it could be pretty handy.
Is the name a coincidence? For VO |
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JimRon
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Chrissy
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks. I always say the more dictionaries the merrier. |
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Mike Harrison
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Bill! What a great find!
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Mike Harrison
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 5:43 am Post subject: |
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A little more on forvo.com:
While I haven't learned how the site name was derived, Forvo.com is owned by Forvo Media SL, from San Sebastián, Spain, has been online since 2008, and is now the largest pronunciation guide in the world. Like Wikipedia, it relies on regular folks (who join - for free) to contribute word pronunciations using Forvo's online Flash recording a (they don't accept mp3 or other uploads). They realize that some words can have different pronunciations from different regions of the same country, and welcome them all.
So, while Forvo can be a great resource for VO people, we'll have to remember - just like Wikipedia - that because anyone can make a contribution, there is the possibility that it may or may not be completely accurate. But contributors do have the ability to rate and discuss the pronunciations contributed by others.
Forvo sounds like a step in the right direction to me. Thanks again, Bill, for bringing it to our attention.
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Deirdre
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:31 am Post subject: |
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I love Forvo. I have contributed quite a few English and Hawaiian words.
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Lee Gordon
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| Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:39 am Post subject: Re: Helpful Pronunciation Site |
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| ballenberg wrote: | | Is the name a coincidence? For VO |
I doubt it. Seems intentional to me.
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Hasser
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craigcrumpton
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| Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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I must be really short-sighted. I just use m-w.com and click the little audio icon for individual words.
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