A recent study by language-learning platform Mondly by Pearson analyzed Google search patterns across the country to ...

Decoding is a method of breaking down words into sounds that you recognise. For example, the word 'detective' could be broken down to the sounds. Decoding is working out how to pronounce new words.

How do you pronounce words that begin with lots of consonants? What is a consonant cluster? It's a word that has multiple consonant sounds together. Look at the consonants at the starts of these ...

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Since language is always evolving, widespread mispronunciations are often considered acceptable. But if you want to ace this quiz, go with whatever pronunciation you think is currently listed first in ...

Taken from the Philippines' Tagalog language, gigil is a "feeling so intense that it gives us the irresistible urge to ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The English language has many accents and dialects but many times you are just saying some common words flat out wrong. Produced by Matthew Stuart. Research by ...

With the enormous influence of French, Acadian, Spanish, Native American, and African cultures, Louisiana has words that you ...

I wrote about the differences between British English and American English. It made me think about language and the origins of ...