How do you pronounce Javier Solana? (He’s the European Union foreign policy chief.)

It doesn’t really matter. But since young, I’ve been quite particular about getting my pronunciation right for some reason, so BBC’s Pronunciation Unit’s blog helps feed my obsession. I can’t believe it but I actually read through every one of their posts.

And oh, Javier Solana is pronounced khav-YAIR sol-AA-nuh (-kh as in Scottish loch, and loch isn’t pronounced lock). Hope that helps ;)