This video shows Europeans attempting to pronounce American words and phrases. It highlights differences in accent, pronunciation, and speech rhythm, offering a light look at cross-cultural ...

When referring to a place where you keep your socks (as opposed to the word that refers to someone who draws, say, with a crayon), most Americans pronounce it as a single syllable that ends in the r ...

We’ve all been there. You’re in a conversation when suddenly you have to say a word that, despite your best efforts, just won't come out right. These words might trip you up, but take comfort in ...

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 ...

If you find someone’s name confusing or different from what you’re used to, all it takes is a bit of research to ensure you get the pronunciation right. However, lots of musicians have opted to use ...

The human brain can make sense of sentences — even when the vowels are missing. "Ths sntnc s mssng ts vwls." You likely figured out the words — "this sentence is missing its vowels" — even though they ...