[Wikipedia-l] International cooperation on sounds

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,

Three people, all very active in Wiktionary, agreed that the 
pronunciation of names and places are quit different in the non local 
languages. Many wikipedias add how a place is written in the language 
where this name is local.

The three people pronounced a few words and, they have been added to 
commons. I have also been so bold to add these pronunciations to the 
wikipedias that have an article on these illustrious people; they are 
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Silvio Berlusconi and George Walker Bush. I have 
added some famous Dutch politicians for good measure and, if you want me 
to pronounce Dutch words, you can always ask. I am aware that not 
everyone in a country pronounce things in the same way, but it is most 
often superior to what you make up if you see the characters that make 
up the name.

One request, please add those pronunciations of important people, places 
etc to Commons, there is no better way of learning how something is to 
be pronounced for someone who is not failiar with your language.

Thanks,
   GerardM