New Audio Product - Guide to Pronouncing Terms in Soil Taxonomy and Soil Survey

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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.   You are subscribed to one or more topics  for USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services.   New Audio Product - Guide to Pronouncing Terms in Soil Taxonomy and Soil Survey   Disagreements over the proper pronunciation of terms like aniso, goethite, spodisol, and more can now be resolved with the new Guide to Pronouncing Terms in Soil Taxonomy and Soil Survey. This guide promotes consistent pronunciation among users of Soil Taxonomy and members of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. The guide presents a list of terms (in alphabetical order) that are used in Soil Taxonomy along with other terms used to describe soils.  The list is not comprehensive but does include many commonly used terms. Included with each term are its origin, a respelling of the word for the purpose of pronunciation followed by the phonetic spelling in parentheses, an alternate pronunciation (if one exists), and an audio file of narrator Craig Ditzler pronouncing the term. Using headphones to hear the pronunciations is recommended. The terms included in the list are: all of the soil orders, soil moisture regimes, and temperature regime names; most terms used at the soil family level of classification; the names of most diagnostic horizons and features; and selected other terms commonly found in soil survey information. Definitions of the terms are not included in this guide. Online linking of soil survey documents to the pronunciation guide is planned. The guide is available through the NSSC Soil Classification page http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/survey/class/            Questions for USDA NRCS National Soil Survey Center?  Contact us STAY CONNECTED:   Helping People Understand Soils Soils is part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional societies to deliver science-based soil information.   SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe All  |  Help USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users). This email was sent to guyperea1@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service · Public Affairs Division · 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6221-S · Washington, D.C. 20250 · 1-202-720-3210