What is the best way to have people I know change the way they pronounce my name? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 21, 2008 - 32 answers

In simplest possible terms, how do I pronounce the Khmer term 'Tonle Sap' [more inside]
posted by Fuka on Apr 29, 2008 - 5 answers

Iraqi first names Zainab, Aysha and Nour: how should I pronounce them? (For each name: how do the vowels sound [in comparison with an English word], how many syllables does the name have, and which syllable is accented?)
posted by allterrainbrain on Feb 7, 2008 - 8 answers

How do you say the commonly used phrase "raison d’etre"? Anybody have a sound file I could listen to?
posted by survivorman on Nov 26, 2007 - 33 answers

Golczynski - I will be reading this name during a service of remembrance tomorrow for fallen soldiers and want to make certain I get it right. Thanks for the help.
posted by stuboo on Nov 10, 2007 - 14 answers

How do you pronounce the possessive "s" following something ending in s or ch? [more inside]
posted by subtle-t on Nov 12, 2006 - 33 answers