It’s funny every once in a while to hear how people across the pond pronounce things. Usually, it sounds fancier — that is, until chef Nigella Lawson stunned both American and British viewers by ...

This is a brief warning that you may involuntarily change the way you talk about heating up food. Proceed at your own risk. Nigella Lawson's pronunciation of the word "microwave" is causing a stir on ...

Test your knowledge of British vs American English! Take this fun pronunciation quiz to see which version you speak.

By Laura Roberts 28 October 2010 • 12:39pm The changing sounds of modern English pronunciation is being tracked by a new project carried out by the British Library. Members of the public are being ...

Words with the letters 'ed' at the end are usually regular past tense verbs like 'started' or adjectives like ‘confused’. The ...

Though they technically are the same language, British English and American English have scores of differences—from the small, like the extra “U” in “colour,” to the large, like the very different ...

American English speakers will typically say “kuh-TAR,” with the stress on the second syllable, which sounds like the word “tar.” British English speakers add an “a” sound more equivalent to “cat,” ...

Sooner or later the moment will arrive for everyone, or at least everyone who doesn’t speak Arabic but hopes to discuss this year’s World Cup without sounding like a total idiot. What happens when ...