Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his compelling and visionary oeuvre. The 70-year-old writer, known for his dense, poetic prose, was honored for ...

Are you a fan of actor Ioan Gruffudd? Are you worried you may be mispronouncing his name? Well, look no further. This article explains how to pronounce the Welsh actor's first and last names, with a ...

David Marriott, chairman of the board of directors at Marriott International, revealed we've been saying the name of the hotel chain wrong this whole time. Marriott was speaking during Marriott Bonvoy ...

Biemlfdlkk is a mouthful. It is not exactly clear how to enunciate the eight-consonant jumble in the Chinese golf-apparel brand’s English name. It is even hard to write. But the company is expanding ...

Steve Buscemi explains that everyone has been pronouncing his name wrong, but that even he isn't quite sure how to say it. During a recent interview, the 67-year-old actor discussed the many ways he ...

If you're new to Georgia, or even a lifelong resident, you've probably stumbled over a few town names that look simple on paper but sound completely different when spoken aloud. From silent syllables ...

According to Denzel Washington, we’ve all been saying his name wrong — sort of. The Academy Award-winning actor stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday to promote his latest film, “Highest 2 Lowest ...

Words with the letters 'ed' at the end are usually regular past tense verbs like 'started' or adjectives like ‘confused’. The pronunciation of 'ed' can change depending on which sound comes before it ...

There have been two tropical storms named Fernand since the name replaced Felix in 2008. Both short-lived storms made landfall in Mexico. Here's how to pronounce Fernand. The sixth-named storm of the ...

Recently, Mental Floss broke down the state names that Americans find the hardest to pronounce, based on a study by language learning website Preply. As part of that analysis, the researchers also ...

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is making headlines again after meetings with the Department of Justice. A senior DOJ official met ...