The new “question-of-the-week” is: What should I do to make my English Language Learners want to learn good pronunciation? And how do I correct students’ pronunciation without hurting their feeling or ...

Let’s start with a word that stumps even the best grammar nerds: quinoa. Those new to the pseudocereal tend to pronounce it as “QUEEN-o-ah.” But this tricky word is actually pronounced “KEEN-wah.” ...

When teachers and other authority figures in school constantly mispronounce students’ names, it can seriously affect their mental health and sense of identity. Names represent an individual’s identity ...

Reader Regina Laurent wishes to correct Siri’s pronunciation. She writes: I like using Siri on my iPhone but she mispronounces my name as well as the names of some of my French friends. Is there ...

Some names can be difficult for Siri to get right on its first try. It used to be easier to get this done, but here's how to teach Siri correct pronunciation of names in iOS 15 While you used to be ...

St. Patrick's Day, the day of the patron saint of Ireland where people make merriment and wear green, falls every year on March 17. The day, which this year lands on a Friday, marks a celebration of ...

I now live and work in a country where it is common, according to the pronunciation rules of the local language, to mispronounce my name. I find myself frequently correcting people, at least when the ...

Jodi Picoult is schooling fans on an unexpected topic. Following her recent TikTok debut, the author, who has written bestsellers My Sister's Keeper and Nineteen Minutes, might've penned her best work ...