Why “pronouncing” is being discussed
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Pronouncing Things with Amazon's Polly (2018)
by gnyeki · Sep 22, 2026 · 2 points
Hah! I grew up pronouncing it “nyu-clear”. Two syllables.
by tndibona · Sep 21, 2026
I think many devs misunderstand MCP because they work in solo mode . In solo mode, you just have your secrets local. You don't care about auditing access. There's no IT managing…
by CharlieDigital · Sep 21, 2026
My friend from Czechia struggled while pronouncing Polish words including /w/ sound represented by "ł" letter. What I find interesting is that /w/ sound > V…
by pndy · Sep 21, 2026
I live in a French speaking part of Canada but am originally from the Netherlands. My name starts with a W (Willem). In Dutch W sounds a lot like a V, just a bit less fricative.…
by wkjagt · Sep 21, 2026
As a German, I always found French to be incredibly regular. At least in the sense that from spelling you can easily infer pronunciation. The other way around is trickier. At le…
by wongarsu · Sep 21, 2026
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Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. In American Sign Language, pronunciation describes how a sign is constructed. Read more on Wikipedia