A practical reading method
Add a Pronunciation Cue Without Renaming a Character
Record the name exactly as printed and the first page where the character appears. Add a sound cue only from an audiobook, author guide, speaker, or dictionary source; otherwise mark it tentative. Keep the cue secondary and revise it when a better source becomes available.
Use this when unfamiliar names slow reading or make a group hesitant to speak. A pronunciation aid should support recall without replacing spelling, inventing certainty, or flattening distinctions between names.
Use case
When this method helps
Use this when unfamiliar names slow reading or make a group hesitant to speak.
A pronunciation aid should support recall without replacing spelling, inventing certainty, or flattening distinctions between names.
Method
Build the note
1. Record the name exactly as printed and the first page where the character appears.
2. Add a sound cue only from an audiobook, author guide, speaker, or dictionary source; otherwise mark it tentative.
3. Keep the cue secondary and revise it when a better source becomes available.
Example
See the boundary in practice
The printed name remains Xóchitl; a source-backed private cue sits beside it rather than becoming an alternate spelling.
Quality check
Before you trust the note
The original name must remain searchable, and the pronunciation confidence should match the quality of its source.