In public radio we do our utmost to get things right, including the pronunciation of names and places. It shows we know our stuff and conveys respect — for the people we report about and the people ...

If you ever traveled around the world and stayed for long enough to get caught in the new country’s culture and language, you most probably know how hard it is to get the foreign names right. Whether ...

The simplest thing to do if there's any doubt about how to say someone's name, of course, is to ask that person to say it for you. What if he or she isn't alive? The best sources include: - Tape or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone ...

We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of ...

Yes, you’re tempted to transpose the two middle letters, making it Tori. Or to say, “troo-ee.” Or to assume it’s the same as the French word for three, “twa.” But it is pronounced as if it ended in a ...

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems to me that Texans pronounce words differently than many others. When I look at an unfamiliar word, I pronounce it, at least in my mind, as it appears, syllable by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a ...

With an already crowded 2020 presidential race, it may be hard for voters to keep the names of every candidate — as well as their policies and platforms — straight. This may be an even more difficult ...

For about two weeks now, Euro 2012 has been underway. The 16 finest footballing nations in Europe have been squaring off with each other, creating national and international heroes along the way. But ...