Many people have at least one word they have been pronouncing incorrectly for years, only to discover the mistake later. In the United States, mispronunciations are common because of regional accents, ...

These 27 English words trip up even native speakers, from "vulnerable" to "mischievous" and everything between.

Our world has gone global, but some words continue to be pronounced oh-so-locally Your accent is showing Language is more than what we say: It’s how we say it. Across the country, the same word can ...

Nate joined AP in 2019. He enjoys learning and writing about new tech while being slowly covered in cat hair. How do you pronounce quokka? Pronunciation can be difficult to perfect, especially with a ...

If you sometimes find yourself happening upon a word you’ve no idea how to pronounce, a new feature announced by Google this week is here to help. Baked right into its Search tool, all you do is type ...

Xylophone is probably the first word that people think of as starting with the letter X. It is pronounced 'zuylophone', not 'EXylophone' Xavier is NOT 'Exavier' it's 'zavier' So many 'murrican's ...

When children learn to talk, their ability to pronounce different sounds develops gradually. We asked speech and language ...