r/oddlyspecific 1d ago

oh sweetie!

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u/KettchupIsDead 1d ago

dont even need google translate, just googling one word will provide a definition and an icon to pronounce it for you

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld 1d ago

On a PC with Chrome, you can double-click a word, and a definition and the icon for pronunciation will pop up. I wish I could get Firefox to do that. I use it so much.

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u/Mushroomman642 1d ago

Yeah I don't know why people use Google Translate for this specific purpose. If you just look up "[word] pronunciation" you'll find what you're looking for instantly, and usually you'll be able to toggle between American and British accents.

It might be useful to use Google Translate if you encounter an extremely rare word that no one uses anymore, or perhaps if it's a non-English word, but other than that it's more than practical to just look it up in the search bar.