There are three elements you need to take into account when naming your business. Spelling and pronunciation are two important factors for any good name. If you’re saying your name all day on the ...

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 ...

This episode of Defining Safe covers the frequent mispronunciation of non-Western names. In this episode, we look into the phonetics of pronunciation and hear the perspective of students whose names ...

Wriothesley is a Genshin Impact character whose name often confuses players who read it. Often, the pronunciation of that word might startle them. The etymology of this name goes back to the English ...

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 ...

The free online dictionary and thesaurus Memidex has released what it calls the internet’s first combined index of external word definitions, audio, and etymology. Memidex now contains more than 12.5 ...

LinkedIn profiles can now include audio recordings of users saying their own names to assist others with proper pronunciation. When a name pronunciation recording is uploaded to someone’s profile, a ...

American accents come from varied origins, mixing geographic, cultural and migration patterns. The Michigan accent encompasses the local speech habits of Michiganders. It is part of the Inland North ...

When children learn to talk, their ability to pronounce different sounds develops gradually. They cannot say all their sounds straight away and some take longer to develop than others. For parents, ...