Listen to the following audio clips to learn how to pronounce names of the Toronto Raptors players and head coach.

Have you ever heard a sound so shocking that it raises the hair on your neck and makes you whip your head around? No, it's not nails on a chalkboard or someone using a curse word in church, or a ...

Have a confusingly long first name you never use -- or a consonant-heavy last name -- that even your friends can't pronounce? A new Facebook feature recently spotted on some users' profiles is ...

A new Iowa pronunciation guide has been launched; an online service where you can hear how locals pronounce their cities and towns. It’s the brainchild of a classical music producer on the radio, and ...

Listen to the following audio clips to learn how to pronounce names of the Memphis Grizzlies players and head coach.

Gratiot? Ypsilanti? Hamtramck? Lahser? Ishpeming? Michigan places have some funny-sounding names, thanks to our blend of cultural influences — and our insistance over the years to just go ahead and ...

Is it just me or does it seems like athlete’s names are getting harder to pronounce each year? Sometimes it even hurts my brain to look at the jumble of letters and decipher how to pronounce them.

Some astronomical names can be a little difficult to pronounce. For example, the constellation Boötes is pronounced "boo-OH-tees" not "Boots" or "Booties". In some cases careful pronunciation may be ...

Given Michigan's deep history and various cities, villages and streets big and small, there are names and pronunciations that, to this day, still trip many people up. You know this if you remember ...

After an impressive showing in the Citrus Bowl last season, Nico Iamaleava has the keys to Tennessee football's offense on a full-time basis. The former five-star recruit who won MVP honors at the ...

Bill Leslie's been studying NC towns and places since he was a child growing up in Morganton, N.C. Here's his guide for sounding like a local. Hello! As promised, my North Carolina Pronunciation Guide ...