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Voice
of America
Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 619-2538
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Voice
of America
Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 619-2538
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LEARN TO SAY IT RIGHT: VOA PRONUNCIATION
GUIDE
NOW ON WORLD WIDE WEB
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Washington, Oct. 19, 2000: The Voice of America (VOA) has just launched an Internet version of its Pronunciation Guide, a database of correct pronunciations of people and place names often in the news. Internet users can now immediately access the Guide from the VOA Homepage www.voa.gov and hear as well as see the correct pronunciations for thousands of entries. For almost 40 years, the Voice of America has been compiling correct pronunciations for names of people and places in U.S., world and regional news. The information comes from foreign embassy personnel, the United Nations, outside experts, a library of printed material and the Voice of America staff, which includes native speakers of more than 50 languages. VOA journalists in Washington and around the world have used this invaluable resource as a reference over many years. One of the most useful features of the VOA Pronunciation Guide is the “Short List.” This list is created on a daily basis, Sunday through Friday, and includes any recently added names to the full database along with recurring names of people and places in major international news stories. Each day the names are culled from approximately 150 stories running on the VOA news wire.
The Voice of America broadcasts over 900 hours of news and information each week to an estimated worldwide audience of 91 million regular listeners. Broadcasting in 53 languages, VOA reaches its audience over radio, television and the Internet. The Voice of America first went on the air February 24, 1942. Contact: Ginger Cearley
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