The correct pronunciation is vital in the wizarding world of Harry Potter. This isn't anything new; whether you've heard a ...

You've probably heard the Caribbean pronunciation in two distinct ways. We asked a language expert and a local to settle the debate once and for all. To find out, we talked to language coach Sara ...

Having tried to address a functional definition of a bayou last week, I’ll pivot here to a related subject I was asked about, which yields a comparable muddiness. I talked with Dr. Nathalie Dajko, a ...

In the United States, the most common pronunciation is feb-yoo-air-ee. Both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries consider the common pronunciation correct, along with the less common, ...

Correcting mispronunciations may seem harmless, but experts reveal it can harm confidence and reinforce cultural or social ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – In the ahupuaʻa of Waipiʻo, which lies in the moku of ʻEwa here on Oʻahu, stands a dead-end street whose name could mean “to surround,” refer to the beginning of a song, or ...

The area's tourism promoters have produced a handy guide to help out-of-towners sound like locals. It'll help your East Coast and California friends (and maybe even you) avoid several common verbal ...

Over 300,000 people searched for help pronouncing "gyro" alone, while that fancy meat and cheese board "charcuterie" continues to trip up dinner party hosts nationwide.

As this is an argument about the underpinnings of the English language, let me be frank—the acronym derived from the word "Graphic Interchange Format" is pronounced with a hard G, "GIF," like ...

Reader Regina Laurent wishes to correct Siri’s pronunciation. She writes: I like using Siri on my iPhone but she mispronounces my name as well as the names of some of my French friends. Is there ...