A Couple of Real Cool Sites to check out

This is an amazing place to listen to other people say words in so many languages--some I've never even heard of.
http://www.forvo.com/

If you don't mind the endless ads--I do--then this is a really great place to learn to pronounce, use the IPA, define and use words. But the ads!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

I love the vocabulary game and my score!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/quiz/index.htm

How do you say that? the speakers have a slight British accent but this is immensely helpful.

http://www.shiporsheep.com/