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Authors

Blog Authors

Posts contributed by key members of the Forvo team, such as Israel and Ian.

Who writes here

Pronuncionary is the official blog of Forvo, the largest online reference for pronunciations, with over 2.5 million words pronounced by native speakers. Team members share news about the apps, language additions, promotions and media coverage.

The authors section of the Pronuncionary blog is a small window into the people who keep the Forvo community informed and connected. Rather than a faceless news feed, this page introduces the contributors who write here, giving readers a sense of the voices behind the updates. Their posts cover the everyday life of a pronunciation reference: new language additions, app improvements, media mentions, and the small discoveries that come from listening to native speakers around the world. It is a friendly introduction to the team, written in the same warm and approachable spirit that runs through the rest of the blog.

Contributors here write about the tools that bring pronunciations to listeners wherever they are. Posts often explain how the mobile apps work, what changed in a recent update, and how people can get more out of searching for a word and hearing it spoken aloud. Because the audience ranges from curious travelers to dedicated language learners, the writing stays clear and practical, avoiding jargon in favor of plain explanations. Readers who want to understand the thinking behind each release, or simply learn a feature they had not noticed before, will find plenty to explore among these entries.

Another thread running through the contributors' work is the wider conversation around language itself. Posts highlight trending words, phrases that people are searching for, and the cultural moments that send everyone looking up how something is said. They also touch on the pleasure of hearing a name or a place pronounced the way a native speaker would say it, and why that small detail matters to so many people. This blend of curiosity and care gives the blog its character, turning announcements into stories about how language travels and changes.

What ties these posts together is a shared commitment to the community that makes the pronunciation reference what it is. The contributors write as team members but also as listeners and learners, sharing what surprises them and what they hope to improve. Their updates invite readers to try new features, explore unfamiliar languages, and add their own voice to the collection. Whether someone arrives to read about an app, a trending word, or a language they are studying, the authors page offers a welcoming place to start and a clear sense of who is speaking.

Israel

Contributor

  • Posts answering questions about the Forvo iPhone app.
  • Posts about app promotions and special pricing.
  • Posts on media coverage of Forvo.

Ian

Contributor

  • Posts about the Forvo Android app.
  • Posts on trending words across the platform.

Topics these posts cover

Contributions from the team follow the themes the blog is known for.

  • AppsMobile releases and app questions
  • LanguagesNew languages added to the platform
  • PromosPast promotional events and codes
  • MediaCoverage and recognition in the press
  • TrendingWords drawing attention on Forvo

Reading by author

Author posts are grouped by contributor, so you can follow a single writer's updates on apps, languages or media mentions. For general questions about the blog, write to info@pronuncionary.com.