Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

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 ...

During the event, the Chairman of the Board gave guests a peek at what’s next for the brand, but it also turned into something of a pronunciation lesson. “David Marriott, Chairman of the Board, on the ...

Comedian Jon Stewart mocked President Donald Trump on The Daily Show after the president struggled to pronounce "acetaminophen" while warning pregnant women about a possible link to autism. Trump ...

Comedian Jon Stewart and his audience were among those mocking President Trump’s pronunciation of acetaminophen on Monday. The president struggled to pronounce the medicine during a press conference ...

President Donald Trump struggled to pronounce “acetaminophen” — a drug commonly known as Tylenol — as he announced an unproven link between the drug and autism. The internet couldn’t stop laughing ...

It took the commander-in-chief several attempts to get the name of the medication he’d just linked to autism right. Night News Reporter President Donald Trump apparently did not prepare for his major ...

Arizona has its fair share of place names that outsiders, and sometimes even locals, struggle to pronounce. If you’ve ever pronounced Prescott as “Press-scott” instead of “Press-kitt” or called the ...

If you're new to Georgia, or even a lifelong resident, you've probably stumbled over a few town names that look simple on paper but sound completely different when spoken aloud. From silent syllables ...

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 ...

Denzel Washington set the record straight regarding the correct pronunciation of his first name. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the 70-year-old actor, born Denzel Hayes Washington Jr., ...

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