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Why 'squirrel' is tricky in British English—and how to say it

Pronouncing “squirrel” in British English can be surprisingly challenging for learners. This lesson explains the correct pronunciation step by step, focusing on sound clarity and common mistakes so ...

Matt Damon, how do you pronounce Quincy, Massachusetts?

In a comedy sketch on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, actor Matt Damon mispronounced "Quincy" while naming all 351 Massachusetts ...

‘Two guys from Rhode Island’ on how to correctly pronounce the 39 cities and towns in the Ocean State

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Sure, “ three guys from Boston ” — Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Jimmy Fallon — received a lot of ...

The Boston accent is disappearing. How much longer will its music linger?

From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research ...
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Irish woman outraged as co-workers can't spell her common name correctly

An Irish woman, Orlaith Mary, shared a video on TikTok of all the times people have misspelled her hard-to-pronounce name in ...