Another reason why everyone should be using Firefox - you can improve your browsing experience so much with so many handy extensions. This one will pronounce words for you. This is particularly handy for academics who often run into words that are said outloud only infrequently (and this goes for both native and non-native speakers).

Featured Firefox Extension: Pronounce Tells You How to Say It Pronounce Firefox extension is a very handy tool. With the extension installed, highlight a word on any web page, right click, and choose "Pronounce" from the context menu. Have your speakers on, because using pronunciation audio from the Merriam Webster dictionary, Pronounce will tell you how to say it.