He took great pride in pronouncing every name correctly, and made certain to check directly with a visiting player if he had any doubt on the correct or preferred pronunciation.

The following interview excerpt reveals Robert Moog's preferred pronunciation:

A classmate at Baylor gave her the nickname "Moe" because he could not remember her preferred pronunciation of mo-nee-ka.

They also specified a preferred verbal pronunciation and that when referred to in print, the team's name should appear in all capital letters.

If you say toe-MAY-toe and I say toe-MAH-toe, we may have to call the whole thing off, because we're given no preferred pronunciation.

Public officials and radio and television reporters have used Powell's preferred pronunciation.

British dictionaries usually show the "con" form as the preferred pronunciation, while recognising that the "cone" form also exists.

There is minor debate over the preferred pronunciation of the name.

They then log the preferred pronunciation on an index card, which is filed in cabinets that hold some 250,000 such cards.

Should the new editor include - as Murray was inclined to do - the preferred pronunciation?