take soundings

To ask questions in order to learn people's opinions about a certan topic. I'm taking soundings to find out what people want to read about in the student newspaper.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ferguson	['fɜ:gəsn]
Sirvard	-	Armenian
Cheri	SHER-ee, shə-REE	English
Oria	-	Italian
Pavol	-	Slovak
Ciro	CHEE-ro (Italian), THEE-ro (Spanish), SEE-ro (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish