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# How to pronounce "spokesdog" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/spɒkɛsdɒg/`
- **Native Audio Recording**: [Listen to Audio Clip](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-spokesdog.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-spokesdog.wav.mp3)
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **spo·kes·dog**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: A canine mascot.
  - *Example*: "2008 January 19, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio The scientists were thrilled, but a spokesdog for the dog community said the program was inadequate."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (4 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "spokesdog" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "And this is not just a single shock point in social media. Every single day, the daily press conference gets translated by the spokesdog of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, that translated a lot of things. For example, our physical distancing is phrased as saying "If you are outdoors, you need to keep two dog-lengths away, if you are indoor, three dog-lengths away," and so on."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ2N3tF4W_k&t=338s)

### Example 2
> "And if there is a scientific adviser who already wrote a frequently asked question, the chat bot just responds with that, but otherwise, they will call the science advisory board and write an accessible response to that, and the spokesdog would translate that into a cute dog meme. And so this feedback cycle of people very easily accessing, finding, and asking a scientist, and an open API that allows for voice assistance"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 24:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ2N3tF4W_k&t=1484s)

### Example 3
> "So you will be happy to find that here there is no politician, just this very cute dog, the spokesdog,,, of the minister of Health and Welfare."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 16:04](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLEvwoD1kPM&t=964s)

### Example 4
> "But what words of hope do you have for the US, as we cope with COVID? Well, as I mentioned, during SARS in Taiwan, nobody imagined we could have CECC and a cute spokesdog. Before the Sunflower movement, during a large protest, there was, I think, half a million people on the street, and many more."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 47:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ2N3tF4W_k&t=2841s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "spokesdog" correctly?
"spokesdog" is pronounced `/spɒkɛsdɒg/`. Syllable breakdown: **spo·kes·dog**.

### What does "spokesdog" mean in context?
A canine mascot.

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