You’ve likely heard the words “Standard American English,” for describing certain accents that lack distinguishing sounds. Well, apparently, that's not real. Every single American has an accent. For ...

Using ultrasound technology to visualize the tongue’s shape and movement can help children with difficulty pronouncing “r” sounds, according to a small study. The ultrasound intervention was effective ...

Complete with more than 400 audio demonstrations for all Mandarin syllables and over 90 video explanations for difficult-to-pronounce Mandarin sounds, the pinyin chart provides clear pronunciation ...

With more Chinese students showing up on University of Iowa class rolls than ever before, the Henry B. Tippie College of Business last month invited its faculty and staff to a workshop on how to ...

Sophie Turner, aka Sansa on Game of Thrones, recently doled out a much-needed reality check to the Twitterverse on an important topic: Apparently, tons of people have no idea how to correctly ...

DESPITE being one of the most visited cities in the world, Dubai is also among the destinations most commonly mispronounced. The tourist hotspot in the United Arab Emirates welcomes thousands of Brits ...

You might consider yourself a foodie, but there's nothing more embarrassing than holding forth about your knowledge - only to pronounce the names of your favourite dishes and ingredients wrongly. From ...

(NEXSTAR) – Hundreds of Whataburger fans found themselves questioning reality last month, but not because they found out that Whataburger sells knockoff Snuggies in addition to burgers. Rather, it was ...

I have a co-worker that used to live in New Jersey. We work with two people: Dawn and Don. I'm from Oregon. Dawn and Don sound exactly the same when I say them. When my co-worker says Dawn, it comes ...