In public radio we do our utmost to get things right, including the pronunciation of names and places. It shows we know our stuff and conveys respect — for the people we report about and the people ...

Even if you can't master a native accent, the key is to be clear and comprehensible. Anne Merritt offers five top tips. The tongue, lips, teeth and breath all contribute to the way a sound comes out ...

THE most difficult foreign words Brits struggle to pronounce include ‘hygge, ‘quinoa’ – and ‘croissant’. A poll of 2,000 adults found the Greek dish ‘gyros’, ‘sauvignon’, and the Vietnamese noodle ...

Hey guys! So today the missus and I were talking about an upcoming trip to Atlanta to visit my sister. Specifically, we were talking about going to this AWESOME Thai\Malaysian place that I know of in ...

What better time to tackle the issue of NPR's policy around on-air pronunciation of non-English words than when the devastating fire in France's Notre Dame Cathedral has been in the news? Some accents ...

One of the ways our nation changed for the better in the decade that is ending is Americans` increasing awareness of the rest of the world. In the 1980s, we became a more international country. We ...

People who learn a foreign language often struggle with the correct pronunciation. The "th" mistake of the Germans when learning English is typical here. "Senk ju vor träwelling" has become a classic, ...

A little Dutch courage could be the key to helping travellers speak the local lingo, according to new research. A study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology exploring the “popular belief ...