Yes, you’re tempted to transpose the two middle letters, making it Tori. Or to say, “troo-ee.” Or to assume it’s the same as the French word for three, “twa.” But it is pronounced as if it ended in a ...

This episode of Defining Safe covers the frequent mispronunciation of non-Western names. In this episode, we look into the phonetics of pronunciation and hear the perspective of students whose names ...

Editor's take: Few things are as embarrassing as realizing on the spot that you don't know how to correctly pronounce someone's name. Do you try to sound it out as you go or just run with the first ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misidentified the school system Keshav Malani attended in California. He was enrolled in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. After immigrating to ...

LinkedIn profiles can now include audio recordings of users saying their own names to assist others with proper pronunciation. When a name pronunciation recording is uploaded to someone’s profile, a ...

If you’re applying for jobs and want to help recruiters avoid an awkward moment as they struggle to pronounce your name, a new LinkedIn feature can help. It just takes a minute to record the proper ...