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 ...

What better time to tackle the issue of NPR's policy around on-air pronunciation of non-English words than when the devastating fire in France's Notre Dame Cathedral has been in the news? Some accents ...

Even if you can't master a native accent, the key is to be clear and comprehensible. Anne Merritt offers five top tips. The tongue, lips, teeth and breath all contribute to the way a sound comes out ...

One of the ways our nation changed for the better in the decade that is ending is Americans` increasing awareness of the rest of the world. In the 1980s, we became a more international country. We ...

Hey guys! So today the missus and I were talking about an upcoming trip to Atlanta to visit my sister. Specifically, we were talking about going to this AWESOME Thai\Malaysian place that I know of in ...

THE most difficult foreign words Brits struggle to pronounce include ‘hygge, ‘quinoa’ – and ‘croissant’. A poll of 2,000 adults found the Greek dish ‘gyros’, ‘sauvignon’, and the Vietnamese noodle ...

A little Dutch courage could be the key to helping travellers speak the local lingo, according to new research. A study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology exploring the “popular belief ...