TV Newscasters work hard to speak clearly and enunciate words accurately. Words that don't originate in the English language can become a challenge, like Qatar or Gaddafi , Kadafi, Qaddafi? But native ...

Back in grade school, words like "onomatopoeia" and "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" seemed insanely complicated and long. Surprisingly, neither of these is the ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ELSA, a Silicon Valley-based company that uses speech recognition technology and artificial intelligence to help language learners improve their English pronunciation, ...

Whether it's 'plethora' or 'resplendent', many of us have a few fancy words in our arsenal that we bring out when we want to impress our friends. But if you really want to dazzle your pals, these ...

If you haven’t heard the words “freekeh” or “entomophagy,” it’s probably because most Americans are trying to make sure they don’t have to say either. After all, they both scored top slots in this ...