If you’ve used Google to define a word at any moment in the recent past, you’ll know that the search engine will generate a mini-pane that includes a small speaker icon.
Tapping or clicking on this icon plays a short sound file that breaks down the most commonly accepted pronunciation of a word.
A new enhancement of this functionality, first spotted by Android Police, allows Search users to hear how a word is pronounced in different dialects.
For instance, in the case of a word like “otter,” which is said differently in American and British English, Search users can hear the two different pronunciations: “aa-tr” and “o-tuh.”
Accompanying the new feature is a new icon that shows a person’s mouth, instead of a speaker icon.
At the moment, it appears Google is testing this feature with a small subset of Search users. When I tried to test the functionality, I was only able to use the current pronunciation feature, which doesn’t offer up multiple pronunciations.
Image credit: Android Police.
Source: Android Police
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