Google wants to be your speech coach
(Android Central)

How do you pronounce quokka? What you need to know Google Search has a new feature that`ll help you not only find the definitions of `big` words but also learn how to pronounce them. It`ll let you try to pronounce the word in question and then give feedback on what mistakes you might be making, a bit like a virtual speech coach. The company also wants to help you retain the meanings of words better by including images alongside their definitions. If you`re not satisfied with having Google just pronounce a difficult foreign word for you, the company now has a feature that`ll teach you to say it yourself. The company`s new pronunciation feature acts as your speech coach and helps you along as you practice with it, in real-time. If you were previously confused about how to pronounce something like onomatopoeia, Google would phonetically spell it out for you and provide a rather helpful audio recording of the correct pronunciation. But that`s not enough, according to the company`s ...