Despite the very important role of pronunciation in the art of conversation, people tend to overlook its significance and continue to use them incorrectly. While in matters of communication, fluency ...

Food has a funny way of travelling across borders faster than pronunciation does. We happily order sushi, sip lattes, spread pesto on toast, and debate croissants with great passion, often without ...

Celebrity names can be a challenge to pronounce if you have only read them in news articles or on film and TV credits. And this difficulty has now been confirmed in new research which shows that the ...

Language is more than just words. It is a reflection of identity, culture, and personal history. Many people are quick to correct someone who mispronounces a word, often assuming it is a harmless ...

Generations Y and Z may not do much talking over the phone, but they do still attach importance to the spoken word on the Internet. Here’s Dirk von Gehlen on avocados and deliberate mispronunciations.