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Speech & Diction Aids - Online |
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| AudioEloquence | Directory of research and pronunciation websites, categorized by topic and language, plus interactive reference works (human voiced) and (last resort) synthesized voice text-to-speech translators. |
| fonetiks.org | Free audio pronunciations for vowels and other sounds, in 9 English accents (American, Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Australian, Indian and South African), plus Spanish, French, French Canadian, German, Swiss German, Italian, Portuguese, Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin and Thai. |
| Forvo | "All the words in the world. Pronounced." |
| ingolo | English pronunciation guide to the names of people, places and stuff |
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary | Look up pronunciations and meanings online - including audio pronunciations for words followed by a red audio icon. Free services include lookups in the Dictionary, Thesaurus, Spanish/English, and Medical sections. |
| Pronounce Names - The Dictionary of Name Pronunciation | An online dictionary of how to pronounce peoples' names |
| Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures | Online project of the National Library Service, based on many thousands of records compiled by voice actor Ray Hagen (http://www.loc.gov/nls/narrators/hagen.html). |
| The ABC Book, A Pronunciation Guide | Online dictionary of acronyms, brand names, corporations and more - featuring pronunciation and brief description. Hosted by the National Library Service. |
| YouTube | Why not? Search videos to hear how others say the word (but don't get sidetracked). |
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