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Adam Verner · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:58 am Post subject: Pronounciation resouces

I blogged a bit about it here:
http://www.adamverner.com/blog/2009/07/29/the-pronounciation-conundrum/

But I'm wondering if anyone has any more good resources to share....what's your first go-to resource for pronunciations?

I learned IPA in grad school - does anyone actually use it in "normal" life? I've found it useful in a few situations, especially with foreign words.
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steveanthony · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:34 am Post subject:

Online: Merrian Webster

Reference Book: A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English by Merriam Webster.

Adam Verner · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:38 am Post subject:

Steve - that's great, thanks for the reply!

That works great for words, but like I mentioned in my blog post, what about proper names? For example, I had this doozy recently:

Dag Hammarskjöld

He's not in the Merrian Webster! Smile

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steveanthony · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:

You'll find proper nouns at Merriam Webster. I did a piece on philosophers a few years back and found most of the names were in there. Hammarskjold is there, too.

Moe Egan · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:45 am Post subject:

It also has place names too which help in a pinch!
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

Gp · Guest

I think if you do a search you will find there is at least one thread with some great sources for pronunciation.

melissa eX · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:41 pm Post subject:

ronharpervoice · Club 300 Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 347 Location: Ohio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stamp_US_1962_4c_Dag_Hammarskjold_invert.jpg
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tokyofan · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:59 am Post subject: re:

Voice of America Pronunciation Guide:

http://names.voa.gov/

Public Figures pronuncation guide:

http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/sayhow.html#s
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dscott · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 4:53 pm Post subject:

Very cool links! I will use these!

kgenus · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject:

NBC Handbook of Pronunciation

It's out of print and a bit dated now, but still a good ref. book if you can find one in good condition.
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Mike Harrison · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:46 am Post subject:

I think they still use this book at 30 Rock...

to even-up the legs on a wobbly desk.

(or the comedy on SNL).

cool

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