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Places in America You're Definitely Pronouncing Incorrectly
Cheapism via AOL· 6 days agoContrary to how it...
Spivak, politics of pronunciation, and the search for a just democracy
Al Jazeera· 44 minutes agoGayatri Chakravorty Spivak, the noted postcolonial scholar and global public intellectual, is...
Analysis | Which states make the most from sports betting? What about lotteries?
Washington Post· 3 hours agoIn 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a law that had, for 25 years, effectively outlawed...
You're Almost Certainly Pronouncing "Mount Everest" Incorrectly
IFLScience· 2 days agoThe tallest mountain in the world is named after George Everest, a British geographer of India who...
New Zealand is changing its place names
The Economist· 20 hours agoNEW ZEALAND may boast some of the world’s most magnificent scenery, but early British cartographers proved uninspired. More than 260 spots are named...
Rosemount teen pleads guilty to throwing punch at Harriet Island that killed Vietnam vet
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA Rosemount 18-year-old has pleaded guilty in juvenile court to first-degree manslaughter for punching a Vietnam veteran in the face at St. Paul’s Harriet Island Regional Park, an assault that ...
Top 10 most mispronounced places in Ireland
Irish Central· 5 days agoBefore your next trip to the Emerald Isle, be sure to check out this useful pronunciation guide to the trickiest place names in Ireland. To help...
Readers suggest 10 more names for Minnesota's championship-winning hockey team
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoWe asked. You answered. After PWHL Minnesota took home the inaugural Walter Cup last month, we drew...
50 Celebrities Whose Real Names You Likely Don't Know
InStyle via Yahoo News· 4 days agoChokalingam) Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Mindy Kaling, who uses her middle name as her first name,...
Williams: Greece is the word when it comes to tasting wine
Greensboro News & Record· 4 days agoReturning from the Greek islands, I have two immutable laws to tasting wines in one of the oldest...
