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(WYTV) – A language learning website called Preply put together a list of the hardest to pronounce individual towns across the United States, one for each state ...

But even still, the Bring It On star isn’t bothered when people mispronounce hers—something they’ve apparently been doing for years. “I mean, everyone messes up my name, so I give up,” Kirsten shared ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent report has revealed the most difficult town name to pronounce in Ohio and each state across the country. Preply, an online language learning platform, released a ...

There’s a lot you can learn from calling Alabama home. For instance, most folks traveling through our state know where the “Dolly Parton bridge” is or how just the phrase “Go the church or the devil ...

Rachel Maddow is confused by MSNBC’s soon-to-be new name “MS Now,” which was announced Monday amid the network’s separation from NBCUniversal. “I will admit to having no idea how to pronounce ‘MS NOW’ ...

A newly hired TV meteorologist from Mississippi, who is Black, allegedly asked a colleague who is white for help in learning how to pronounce the names of Massachusetts cities and towns. After an ...

Words with the letters 'ed' at the end are usually regular past tense verbs like 'started' or adjectives like ‘confused’. The pronunciation of 'ed' can change depending on which sound comes before it ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There have been two tropical storms named Fernand since the name replaced Felix in 2008. Both short-lived storms made landfall in Mexico. Here's how to pronounce Fernand. The sixth-named storm of the ...

Kirsten Dunst is setting the record straight. During a video interview with Town & Country magazine, she revealed the proper way to pronounce her name after she said many people have been saying it ...