Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary

This was purchased as used but aside from minor wear marks on the cover - it is perfect!!

As a speech coach, speaker and MC, it is important to pronounce words not just as you think they should sound, but as they should actually sound. This dictionary helps with that.

It's a basic dictionary for anyone looking at buying this book. It's a great tool for anyone doing IPA work or Dialect classes, but overall, it's just a normal dictionary.

I use the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (CEPD) and the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (LPD) in developing materials for elementary students. I find the syllabification in CEPD probably matches American English better than the LPD. For example, it starts the 2nd syllable before t in the words waiter and waitress. In contrast, the LPD starts the second syllable after the t in waiter and after the r in waitress. On the other hand, the LPD gives more and probably better examples of the problems with the "ng" cluster. The LPD also gives graphs showing the pronunciation versus age of the user. It also includes plots of vowel production for American English.

Loving the new book but I hate AMAZON

A very comprehensive dictionary that not only lists 'regular' words, but also contains entries for many contemporary names from all areas of interest.

This was a required textbook for my acting program, and in terms of learning VPS (voice, pronunciation, and speech) this was essential! Especially for stage actors, pronunciation is incredibly important.

I bought this book for use in a Voice and Diction class, after having used the website. (In truth, if you use the website, you don't really need the book.) I like that the book provides standard American, as well as British, pronunciations. The only reason I'm giving it less than four stars is that for some sounds it uses IPA symbols that seem to be non-standard. This use is consistent, though, so it's easy enough to work around.