Hi,
Nice gesture! Many people who are computer savvy are not perfect in their pronunciation/accent. This is because they learn the words but not the way they have to be spoken.
I find many local TV news presenters and anchors spelling "CHA" in Charisma as "cha" in Charcoal and not like "cha" in character. Not only these news readers who are only graduates and who were not at ease with English in their course but also highly educated people spell like this.
For example, Chauvinism, Chas should be spelled like shau and in Cucumber cu is not like ku; it is to be spelled like Q and 'cum' is not ku but like 'kam' bar.
Therefore, this intro will help those who are computer savvy but not so comfortable in spoken English and written communication. Now they will look towards this aspect in their communication.
It is better if the corporates conduct orientation classes to make the employees realize the flaws in their communication.
The young job aspirants also should develop their soft skills as well for if they cannot spell the word right in their interview, it will create a negative impression, and if the bosses spell a word wrong, their juniors may use it as a point to make a mockery of the boss in their conversation and gossip.
My experience: I had joined as a lecturer and worked for three years and managed classes but in the fourth year, we have admitted students from high-profile convent-educated students, then I had to encounter the problem in making them write down the noting points dictated, and they were asking twice, thrice, and finally, I used to write on the blackboard. I had then realized that I was good in vocabulary but not that good in spoken words.
Then I had joined a spoken English course of three months organized by Osmania University and paid only Rs. 200 (free for SC/ST) and completed the course at the age of 28 years.
I gained confidence from then onwards and used to correct the students whenever they misspelled a word.
Daniel Jones Dictionary on English Pronunciation is a good guide for anyone, but they must be first exposed to training and orientation in phonetics first.
Dr. Vasudeva Reddy, M.Com, Ph.D., PGP Dip in ADR, (MBA)