Struggling with mispronounced words? You aren’t alone. English is a complicated language—it even confounds experts. Not only are some pronunciations nonintuitive, but words aren’t always pronounced ...

Let’s start with a word that stumps even the best grammar nerds: quinoa. Those new to the pseudocereal tend to pronounce it as “QUEEN-o-ah.” But this tricky word is actually pronounced “KEEN-wah.” ...

Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to make mistakes in the new language: incorrect intonation can change the ...

If you don’t have an English sounding name, the chances are that, in a Western country, it's almost always mispronounced. Take my name, for instance. I think it's easy enough but it has not only been ...

This article was originally published in June 2017. For such a small state, New Jersey is packed with towns — 565, to be exact. And many of those towns, townships, boroughs and cities have multiple ...