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

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Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation studio founded by legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, is beloved worldwide for films like "Spirited Away," "My Neighbor Totoro," and "Princess Mononoke." ...

I will admit that botanical names are often convoluted. Moreover, many times their pronunciation doesn’t follow the ...

As a radio news reporter, I get asked a lot of questions about how we make the news — how we gather sound, track the audio and get it on air at the right time. The proverbial sausage-making. So I wasn ...

What Exactly Is a Gyro? Gyros consist of a pita wrap containing meat (usually pork and beef in Greece, while lamb is more common in the U.S.) sliced off a vertical rotisserie. Typical toppings include ...

After amassing troops on the Ukrainian border, Russia on Thursday launched an attack in the north and south parts of the country. Several cities and places within the region are being commonly used in ...

Do you have impeccable pronunciation, or do you always end up muddling your words? The answer may lie in how many of these words you can pronounce correctly. Experts from Unscramblerer.com have ...

When tragedy struck Uvalde, journalists flooded into the small Texas town to report on the aftermath of the shooting at Robb Elementary School. That included NPR's own team — and it didn't take long ...

You say “San Pay-dro,” I say “San Pee-dro” — let’s call the whole thing L.A. It’s supposed to be a “tell” — that in Los Angeles, you can sort the locals from the pretenders and parachutists by how ...