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DESPITE being one of the most visited cities in the world, Dubai is also among the destinations most commonly mispronounced. The tourist hotspot in the United Arab Emirates welcomes thousands of Brits ...

Using ultrasound technology to visualize the tongue’s shape and movement can help children with difficulty pronouncing “r” sounds, according to a small study. The ultrasound intervention was effective ...

When it comes to learning the local lingo, Los Angeles doesn’t let new Angelenos off easy. Many of the city’s streets and places derive their names from a mix of Latin, Spanish, and Native American ...

A huge fan of your Aperol spritz? Maybe you love a mojito? Have you ever thought you could be pronouncing your order wrong? With new cocktails constantly being invented and some with rather out there ...

(CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of gibberish. That’s because while the Irish ...

Seattle is full of verbal land mines. Botch the pronunciation of Leschi or Duwamish, and you'll immediately give away the fact that you only recently moved here. With places like Tukwila, Puyallup, ...

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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 ...