Spelling Bee pronouncer Jacques Bailly reveals the complexity of language and why pronunciation is not always fixed.

George Clooney, Meryl Streep and other voice actors had to be persuaded, but a new PBS documentary (mostly) leads by example in stressing the first syllable.

Barry Keoghan is wondering what’s in a name. The Banshees of Inisherin actor has had the public curious about how to pronounce his Irish last name, so he was thrilled when BBC Radio 1 host Greg James ...

Class is in session with Professor Simu Liu. The Marvel star gave fans a lesson on how to correctly pronounce his name, explaining he’s found that the correct Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of “Liu” ...

Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation studio founded by legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, is beloved worldwide for films like "Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro," and "Princess Mononoke." ...

It is probably not a big surprise to learn that listeners often hear certain words or accents as indicating someone’s ...

ST. LOUIS – Missouri and Illinois, the two states at the heart of the St. Louis region, have landed on a new list of the hardest-to-pronounce states in the United States, according to a new study.

13 Words People Say Differently and How to Pronounce Them Language is more than what we say: It’s how we say it. Across the country, the same word can sound entirely different depending on where it’s ...

As linguists celebrate English Language Day and Shakespeare’s birthday, what does the ever-changing way we speak reveal about us? It is a division as entrenched and as bitter as the split between ...