Despite the very important role of pronunciation in the art of conversation, people tend to overlook its significance and continue to use them incorrectly. While in matters of communication, fluency ...

TV Newscasters work hard to speak clearly and enunciate words accurately. Words that don’t originate in the English language can become a challenge, like Qatar or Gaddafi , Kadafi, Qaddafi? But native ...

The word Caribbean probably conjures images of beautiful tropical islands with turquoise water and picture-perfect beaches. But what about the word itself? Like most of us, you’ve probably heard it ...

Author and wordsmith Kel Richards says the Oxford English Dictionary has come to the conclusion there is “no correct pronunciation" for the word ‘data’. Mr Richards said the Oxford English Dictionary ...

Much to their dislike, U.S. citizens have on a number of occasions been stereotyped as "less intelligent" and "less cultured" than Western Europeans. The latter's jibes often take the same shape and ...

While many of the same brands exist in different countries, the pronunciation of them are all somewhat different. To demonstrate how differently a word can be pronounced, six different people from ...

The building blocks of communication are words, so the way they are pronounced matters. Whether it’s to indicate your level of education or talent with language, you want to know how to speak and ...

Our weekly “Aloha Authentic” segment highlights various streets across the island chain so we can dig into those names and in turn, learn something new. This week, we highlight Honolulu. From the ...