As a Welsh speaker, I’m always surprised how often random Welsh words crop up in audiobook and less surprised when the pronunciation is slightly off, especially when the narrator isn’t from the UK.Imagine you’re reading a book and the village of Rhosllanerchrugog is mentioned. You’re responsible for reading this word out loud, correctly.You don’t speak … Continue reading Non-English Speakers – Pronunciation Help!
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February Round Up
February round up of Most Sublime TV, Games, Audiobooks and Print.
Literary Heroines v. The Undead
The Zombie Apocalypse scenario is always a good one and today I decided to get together my dream time of three fictional heroines to fight and survive the apocalypse together. I considered a variety of criteria, not least how they’d get on together personality-wise (Katniss Everdeen discarded on the basis of being unsociable as hell … Continue reading Literary Heroines v. The Undead