Several words also overlapped in a couple of states, including Charybdis, a term inspired by Greek mythology that’s tricky ...

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If a friend's mispronunciation is bothering you and you have no choice but to yuck someone's yum, be as respectful as possible.

If you sometimes find yourself happening upon a word you’ve no idea how to pronounce, a new feature announced by Google this week is here to help. Baked right into its Search tool, all you do is type ...

TV Newscasters work hard to speak clearly and enunciate words accurately. Words that don’t originate in the English language can become a challenge, like Qatar or Gaddafi , Kadafi, Qaddafi? But native ...

Even the most worldly people sometimes come across words they aren't sure how to pronounce. It's a state of not-knowing that is fraught with anxiety and insecurity. No one wants to be caught out in an ...

Sophie Turner, aka Sansa on Game of Thrones, recently doled out a much-needed reality check to the Twitterverse on an important topic: Apparently, tons of people have no idea how to correctly ...

Admitting to pronunciation mistakes is cathartic. Well, once you know the correct way to say the word, it is. Readers sent some funny confessions. One reader used a kid’s logic in pronouncing “nostril ...

From tomato to aluminium, Brits and Americans have some very different opinions on how to pronounce certain words in the English language. This week a fierce debate has erupted on social media after ...