The latest starry revival of Samuel Beckett’s play is on Broadway, and one thing is certain: Whatever you call its elusive ...

More than 60 percent of English speakers admit to mispronouncing at least one common word. That means we’re all trying — ...

Alabama cities and towns have some tongue-twisting names, from Hatchechubbee to Chepultepec and beyond. But if folks here are likely to stumble on a word, it’s going to be the name of a savory ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

To prevent more mix-ups, Hargitay said she's changed her name on her “Law & Order" call sheets to emphasize the "h" sound.

A recent report has revealed the word that residents struggle to pronounce the most in Ohio and each state across the country. Unscramblerer.com, an online tool ...

Given certain conditions having to do with word stress and the other sounds in a word, we simply do not like to have two r’s so close to each other. The name for the linguistic process where one sound ...

Mariska Hargitay has clarified exactly how her name is supposed to be pronounced. During Tuesday’s episode of the Good Hang podcast hosted by Amy Poehler, the Law & Order actor opened up about the ...

Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

Rob Gronkowski was ridiculed by NFL fans on Sunday as the Patriots legend struggled to pronounce the name of Bucs rookie Emeka Egbuka. The first-year wideout had another stellar game for Tampa Bay as ...

Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has captured global attention for her fearless pursuit of democracy. Yet, as her name dominates ...