Google wants to make it easier to learn word pronunciations. Today, it introduced a new Search feature that will let users practice saying tricky words. When you look up a pronunciation, Google will ...

When referring to a place where you keep your socks (as opposed to the word that refers to someone who draws, say, with a crayon), most Americans pronounce it as a single syllable that ends in the r ...

As linguists celebrate English Language Day and Shakespeare’s birthday, what does the ever-changing way we speak reveal about us? It is a division as entrenched and as bitter as the split between ...

English can get really problematic when it comes to public speaking, because it's crammed with so many words that almost all of us have struggled to pronounce at least once or twice. As writers of ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails “Worcestershire”. “Choir”. “Sixth”. For some, these ...

English, with its rich vocabulary and diverse linguistic influences, often presents challenges in pronunciation, and some words stand out as particularly formidable. Certain terms have earned a ...

So tasty and so hard to pronounce. Languages are challenging for many reasons, from strange nickname origins to confusing text abbreviations. Pronunciation is yet another thing that makes languages ...

Do you know how to say apropos? What about awry? We want to know which words you’ve mispronounced – and how you found out your mistake When I mispronounced tinnitus (ti–nuh–tuhs is correct, ti-nai-tis ...