The next time you’re googling how to correctly pronounce potable, cache, macabre or gnocchi, or gauging whether the U is silent in gauge, you can be assured of two things. You’re not the only one wary ...

Pronunciation is the way that people make sounds to form words. Every time you make a sound, you push air past your tongue, lips, and teeth and then move the air through your mouth. The sounds you ...

TV Newscasters work hard to speak clearly and enunciate words accurately. Words that don’t originate in the English language can become a challenge, like Qatar or Gaddafi , Kadafi, Qaddafi? But native ...

Most people walk around believing they have a pretty good sense of how English works. We learn the alphabet, pick up some ...

SEJ STAFF Matt G. Southern Senior News Writer at Search Engine Journal Google has been spotted testing a feature that teaches searchers how to pronounce words. When searching for a phrase like “how to ...

Whether it's 'plethora' or 'resplendent', many of us have a few fancy words in our arsenal that we bring out when we want to impress our friends. But if you really want to dazzle your pals, these ...

Although English spelling is famously weird, there are at least some words that anyone learning English will easily get right — words like black, board, boat, clap, coat, cup, and hand. But put cup ...

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 ...

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