Despite the very important role of pronunciation in the art of conversation, people tend to overlook its significance and continue to use them incorrectly. While in matters of communication, fluency ...

Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

On Words Matter with Kel Richards, Sky News host Peta Credlin sits down with Mr Richards to discuss the correct pronunciations of certain English words. Wordsmith Kel Richards reveals how to correctly ...

As this is an argument about the underpinnings of the English language, let me be frank—the acronym derived from the word "Graphic Interchange Format" is pronounced with a hard G, "GIF," like ...

There are legitimate explanations for why words like pterodactyl and tsunami exist. The rogue knight doubted that the asthmatic knave in knickers could climb the castle columns, but when their wrangle ...

Much to their dislike, U.S. citizens have on a number of occasions been stereotyped as "less intelligent" and "less cultured" than Western Europeans. The latter's jibes often take the same shape and ...