We’ve all been there. You’re in a conversation when suddenly you have to say a word that, despite your best efforts, just won't come out right. These words might trip you up, but take comfort in ...

Once upon a time, I was asked at the place where I work part time to create a pronunciation guide to some common words.

Some of these words have been around - and therefore been mispronounced - for quite a while. Others are viral sensations that ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Jacques Bailly, the spelling bee pronouncer, is a former bee winner himself. May 30, 2008 — -- For Jacques Bailly, the official word pronouncer at the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, ...

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

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — We’ve all gotten tongue-tied by a hard-to-pronounce word at some point in our lives — but which word do Virginians find particularly challenging? Researchers with ...

When Jacques Bailly won the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a 14-year-old in 1980, his first reaction was relief. After spending two grueling days onstage with 100 other young contestants sounding ...

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 ...

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 ...