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The winning word, éclaircissement, was one Zaki told news outlets he "instantly" recognized. While its prefix may conjure ...
These mispronounced words are easy to flub. Here's the right way to say them. Most often mispronounced words Struggling with ...
The Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Queens, is possibly the most mispronounced namesake in the five boroughs — but there’s a catch. Many New Yorkers refer to the cable-stayed bridge as ...
Names like idarucizumab, levetiracetam and ustekinumab may look like words from Greek or Norse mythology, but they're chosen ...
Struggling to pronounce a new food or dish can be embarrassing, but there's no need for it. With the right attitude, you can ...
Discover what the most commonly misspelled words are in the English language. These are words that have similar spelling, ...
Faizan Zaki won the title of best speller at the Scripps National Spelling Bee after finishing up as the runner-up last year.
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, let me hit you with a fact. There’s a word in the English language that has 189,819 ...
Japan is putting outlandish baby names to rest by cracking down on niche monikers that have become trendy in recent years, such as Pudding, Kitty and Pikachu.
When Susie Dent, Countdown’s etymology guru, declared on Wednesday that the common mispronunciation of “mischievous” as “mischiev-i-ous” should now be considered acceptable, she caused a stir not just ...
Sometimes some people really get on my wig. Just to let you know, I don’t wear a wig but I purposely said it to make a point. What I said was ...
Eldridge was pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County Coroner's Office. A passenger in Eldridge's vehicle and the ...