The word "Ghibli", which is a big trend currently in India, is often mispronounced, sparking curiosity among fans of Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio. Studio Ghibli, co-founded by ...

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 ...

Having tried to address a functional definition of a bayou last week, I’ll pivot here to a related subject I was asked about, which yields a comparable muddiness. I talked with Dr. Nathalie Dajko, a ...

People go *nuts* over this debate. If you’re looking for a simple way to start a playful argument and turn people against each other in (mostly!) good fun, ask what names they have for certain things.

Sooner or later the moment will arrive for everyone, or at least everyone who doesn’t speak Arabic but hopes to discuss this year’s World Cup without sounding like a total idiot. What happens when ...

Ercel Placide, a NOLA.com reader from New Iberia, said he’s aware that not everyone pronounces New Orleans precisely the same way. Arriving at a correct pronunciation for anything in New Orleans will ...

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 ...