English, whatever its merits as a language, is a bitch to spell. There are so many rules, and so many exceptions, and yet in the end you have to learn a lot of words on a case-by-case basis. If future ...

We begin our discussion of phonetics, the study of speech sounds. The letters in a word don’t always match the sounds they represent, and people can pronounce words in different ways. We begin our ...

How fast can you name all 26 words in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet? This quiz will put your knowledge and speed to the test.

Standing in front of the cashier in the take-out line, you tell them your name so you can pick up that pizza you called in 20 minutes ago. The confused cashier tells you, “Hmm, I don’t have an order ...

Predicting the pronunciation of the English language is often difficult and the rules should be changed, says the English Spelling Society. It was founded in 1908 and has been campaigning for changes ...

What sounds do you make when you’re stalled for words? And how well can you roll your ‘R’? The answers to questions like these often have a lot to do with your native tongue. What pronunciation ...

Tonal languages are different from non-tonal languages because tonal languages are dependent on the emphasis and pronunciation, because how a word is said will affect its meaning. It is quite ...