There's a new page on the alt-usage-english site, showing the pronunciation of some regular contributors' names. http://alt-usage-english.org/audio gallery/ The only person whose name I see regularly which I baulk at is Padraig Breathnach.

There's a new page on the alt-usage-english site, showing the pronunciation of some regular contributors' names. http://alt-usage-english.org/audio gallery/ The only person whose name I see regularly which I baulk at is Padraig Breathnach.

how much trouble would it be to put a sound icon on the full picture page which people could click on and hear the associated .wav file? Currently there's a "pronunciation" link on the relevant picture pages - not quite the same

The aue webmaster filted: The page was created after a suggestion by Nobuko Iwasaki ... my invitation (due principally to mailboxes overflowing with Swen messages). Shame that Iwasaki-san's own name isn't on the list, but given the

Would have have liked to have seen the pronunciation of Padraig's name documented in an accessible place, though..r I would like to *hear* it. BTW, good job, Mike! Now, having said that, how much trouble would it be to put a sound icon on the

The aue webmaster filted: The page was created after a suggestion by Nobuko Iwasaki and subsequent discussion in this newsgroup. I've included on the page all the people involved in that discussion, except those that didn't respond to my

I have always pronounced the word kiln in a straightforward ... ear for such things. Has anyone else encountered this pronunciation? Never. I have worked in the ceramics industry for many years, and heard people with a range of regional accents

} There's a new page on the alt-usage-english site, showing the } pronunciation of some regular contributors' names. } } http://alt-usage-english.org/audio gallery/ } } The page was created after a suggestion by Nobuko Iwasaki and

Which brings me on to another point. The second syllable of "idea" I pronounce the same as "ear", but I ... don't like that either, it seems much easier just to say + (without pronouncing the R of course). I pronounce

Hello, Alek. English is a second language to me, the pronunciation of which I learnt by (initially) trying to immitate as closely as possible that of a native speaker. I would tape about a minute of news programmes (such as the World Service of