A Speyside distillery, village and hotel share the name Craigellachie, meaning “rocky hill”. Perched above the confluence of ...

Many theories have been floated about the origin of the name "Oregon," but one has emerged as the most likely.

John Turturro stepped out to support his friend Kate Winslet at a screening of her directorial debut 'Goodbye June' on Monday, Dec. 8 Dia Dipasupil/WireImage John Turturro corrected red carpet ...

Marcus Mariota is a familiar name to even the most casual of football fans. Many will remember his dominant run with the Oregon Ducks, where he won a Heisman Trophy and ended as one of the most ...

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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 ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

If you were to send my family a letter, you’d have no problem writing out the envelope. My surname is Andersen, so the etiquette rules for writing a plural last name are pretty simple: Just add s! But ...

Steve Buscemi explains that everyone has been pronouncing his name wrong, but that even he isn't quite sure how to say it. During a recent interview, the 67-year-old actor discussed the many ways he ...

Decades into his Academy Award-winning career, Denzel Washington is setting the record straight on how to pronounce his name. During a Sept. 2 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Equalizer" actor ...

The study found that Quonochontaug is the most difficult place name to pronounce in Rhode Island. According to Preply, the hardest state name for Americans to pronounce is Arkansas. According to the ...