Comments on: Need name for English-pronunciation website for Japanese learners

Question: Need name for English-pronunciation website for Japanese learners

Dragonness — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:49:34 -0800

Help! Need name for English-pronunciation website for Japanese learners.

The tool is based on speech recognition. The intention is to eventually make it work on mobile devices and also extend it to Korean and Chinese users.

This is for a startup that is based out of Boston and currently attempting to get funding. (I know.)

By: mumkin

mumkin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:23:46 -0800

Hello English!

By: adamrice

adamrice — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:25:59 -0800

Accent Wrangler.

Japanese speakers know the word "accent," and if they're good enough at English to be working on their pronunciation, they'll recognize "wrangler" as an obvious trouble-word. Plus, I think it sounds good and is descriptive. Not so sure about Chinese or Korean speakers.

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:30:43 -0800

Off the top of my head, To You, kind of a pun on the Japanese word と言う... not sure if it's catchy enough though.

Maybe Hats On To You? (get it? 発音と言う! It's a laugh riot!)

By: Dragonness

Dragonness — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:29:24 -0800

Wow, I was originally completely stumped, but you actually came up with some spot on suggestions. Hello English! seems great on several levels - but I wonder if it would put off someone like a businessman who wants to practise his pronunciation. Accent Wrangler definitely sounds like a tongue wrangler, which may or may not be a good thing. I don't speak Japanese so can't judge the last one, but will pass it on.

Thanks for your ideas, I really appreciate it.

By: Ghidorah

Ghidorah — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:48:30 -0800

Sorry about that, that last suggestion, the first two characters are the word hatsuon, which means pronunciation. In other words, it kind of means, Pronunciation, So to Speak, in Japanese.

By: Dragonness

Dragonness — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:58:35 -0800

Very cool, Ghidorah! Thank you!