Pronouncing street names in Denmark
Posted on July 28th, 2012by Michelle
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I’ve not yet had the chance to visit Denmark, but apparently their street names are notoriously difficult to pronounce.
A lovely installation in Copenhagen aims to help out tourists with this problem. WTPh? (What the Phonics) has added speakers to street signs, with a recording of the street name playing. When participants lift the speaker off the wall, the recording starts playing the street name – first broken down into syllables and then spoken in full. The names are spoken by a Danish person, so you can be sure they are correct!
Take a look at the project video to see how it works.