The WebFont Loader tells you when the following events happen as a browser downloads web fonts (or loads them from cache):

Following is a list of names and their correct pronunciations (using English orthography):

Lately I've been wondering if it might be possible to abstract from these examples some generalities about font pairings, and have come up with a couple of thoughts. Curiously, everything seems to revolve around a single idea about how fonts relate: you’ll find the whole story below. —JH