George Clooney, Meryl Streep and other voice actors had to be persuaded, but a new PBS documentary (mostly) leads by example in stressing the first syllable.

13 Words People Say Differently and How to Pronounce Them Language is more than what we say: It’s how we say it. Across the country, the same word can sound entirely different depending on where it’s ...

There’s different pronunciations for the beloved South American tree in English, Spanish and Portuguese. LAist breaks them ...

You might feel silly saying it, but croissant is not pronounced "KROY-sant," "cross-ANT," or "KRUH-sant" it's pronounced ...

Two ways of pronouncing and spelling the historic town of Lahaina have circulated on social media and in news reports since a devastating August wildfire killed 97 people. We asked Hawaiian language ...

You've probably heard the Caribbean pronunciation in two distinct ways. We asked a language expert and a local to settle the debate once and for all. To find out, we talked to language coach Sara ...