Many people have at least one word they have been pronouncing incorrectly for years, only to discover the mistake later. In ...

As a writer and editor, words are my jam, but since I’m at a keyboard all day long, I don’t actually have to say the words that trip me up out loud. Like gyro, which is kind of embarrassing, since ...

Food traditions have arrived in the United States from every corner of the globe, creating an incredible tapestry of flavors, techniques and dishes that make up the American dining scene. But with ...

There is perhaps no easier way to tell someone is not from New Jersey than when they mispronounce a common place name.

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 ...

Humans evolved to remember sounds, not letters, so this isn’t surprising, say our readers – but we can easily remember words for which we have conceived an incorrect pronunciation Humans had been ...

Sometimes it just takes one word to tell where someone is from. In Arizona, the way you pronounce (or mispronounce) certain words like "saguaro" is a dead giveaway of who is new to the state. But what ...

Most of us have no problem pronouncing the vast majority of foods: Turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie. No biggie. But thanks to our increasingly diverse world — and increasingly diverse cuisines — ...