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Does this viral video of Filipinos failing to pronounce English words point to an 'educational...
NextShark via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA viral video of Filipino children attempting to pronounce a set of English words has sparked an...
English speakers, here’s how to pronounce ‘Qatar’
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe pronunciation of “Qatar” is a no-brainer for Arabic speakers and speakers of similar languages. But it’s one tricky letter after another for English...
English dialects make themselves heard in genes
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 11 months agoConditions in rural England around the turn of the 20th century offer a case study for cultural evolution researchers. Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via...
18 of the most commonly mispronounced dessert names — and how to actually pronounce them
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA person choosing macarons from a display case.Amelia Kosciulek/Business Insider Many popular...
Ho-Chunk Nation launches online dictionary to breathe new life into endangered Ho-Chunk language
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHenning Garvin is mindful that a day will come when he can no longer turn to his aging dad, a fluent...
Mighty allfather of FPS games and co-creator of Doom John Romero decrees that 'gib' is pronounced in...
PC Gamer via Yahoo News· 1 week agoJohn romero noclip. Do you remember that debate a while back over how one pronounces "gif"? You...
How To Say Foreign-Language Words Without Sounding Like an Asshole
Esquire via AOL· 1 year agoThe Bruschetta Methodgetty / esquire You sit down at the Italian joint, order your negroni, and grab...
How do you say Bexar, Boerne or Gruene? Why some Texas places are impossible to pronounce
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMispronouncing some Texas place names is a common occurrence, even among Texans. So, what does a...
If you thought college was hard, try it in a second language as these two Wisconsin volleyball...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMADISON – The mental gymnastics of it all can make Gulce Guctekin’s head hurt. College, after all,...
These auditory illusions make people hear phrases as melodies
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThese auditory illusions make people hear phrases as melodies photo In Head Trip, PopSci explores...