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Ramanathan Posted 12 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation of proper nouns
Is there a reliable source to learn the correct pronunciation of proper nouns ( like names of people, places, etc. ) ?
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Hello ramanathan—and welcome to English Forums. The pronunciation of famous names and places are often given in encyclopedias like Wikipedia, but generally there are no rules; you need to find a reliable source for each proper noun.
- Hello ramanathan—and welcome to English Forums.
- The pronunciation of famous names and places are often given in encyclopedias like Wikipedia, but generally there are no rules; you need to find a reliable source for each proper noun.
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Hello ramanathan—and welcome to English Forums. The pronunciation of famous names and places are often given in encyclopedias like Wikipedia, but generally there are no rules; you need to find a reliable source for each proper noun.
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Hi there 
Here's a neat trick that you could try. You can go to google translate to check the proper pronunciation of any w
Here's a neat trick that you could try. You can go to google translate to check the proper pronunciation of any w
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