Fans have been baffled since Elon Musk and his girlfriend, singer Grimes, named their son X Æ A-12. Now, the duo is offering up even more confusion as their pronunciations of the name appear to be ...

There is a long “o” sound in the middle and a silent “g” toward the end. The name rhymes with: note, boat, coat and goat. Avoid the urge to pronounce that silent “g” as in words like fought, caught, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It’s no secret that Upstate New York is known for having difficult to pronounce names for its cities, towns, and even bodies of water. This isn’t a new conversation as I’ve ...

In public radio we do our utmost to get things right, including the pronunciation of names and places. It shows we know our stuff and conveys respect — for the people we report about and the people ...

Several different varieties of Seltzer’s Lebanon bologna for sale at the company’s outlet store in Palmyra. Employees at Seltzer’s throw uncooked Lebanon bologna up to another employee in the ...

Ercel Placide, a NOLA.com reader from New Iberia, said he’s aware that not everyone pronounces New Orleans precisely the same way. “I’ve heard a plethora of different pronunciations,” he said, listing ...

American English dialects and pronunciation have been a point of interest from coast to coast among linguists for years. The idea first appeared in mainstream culture in 1937, when George and Ira ...

Wriothesley is a Genshin Impact character whose name often confuses players who read it. Often, the pronunciation of that word might startle them. The etymology of this name goes back to the English ...

Another day, another pronunciation scandal for Jeopardy! Eagle-eyed watchers are always quick to pounce on both the hosts or the contestants for seemingly flubbing a word, but this time around, fans ...