“The Star-Spangled Banner” will open many a celebration on the Fourth of July. But as numerous social media videos show, the national anthem can be a trap for singers. To continue reading, log in or ...

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8. HUMOR the quality of being funny The word dates from the mid-14th century, but a pronunciation including the "h" is very recent, around the early 20th century. 9. BLUSH become rosy or reddish ...

Some words lend themselves to oral errors simply because they remind us of other (often more common) words, so we end up applying the wrong pronunciation rules to them.

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Louisville, Kentucky, is among the most mispronounced cities, ranking 11th globally with 800 monthly searches for its pronunciation. Qatar, Worcestershire, and Cannes are the top three most globally ...