10 Common Words We Don't Pronounce Like We Used To
As languages change, so do pronunciations.
As languages change, so do pronunciations.
Dachshund is actually made up of two smaller German words (dachs, which means “badger,” and hund, which means “dog”) and it's not pronounced “dash-hound.”
It starts out easy and gets progressively harder.
Açaí, a popular superfood, can be easy for people to mispronounce. Here's a hint: It's definitely not "ack."
Whether you say 'car-mel' or 'car-a-mel', your pronunciation of 'caramel' is technically correct.
From ‘Cholmondeley’ to ‘Wriothesley,’ here's how to pronounce Britain's least intuitive last names.
Test your pronunciation of toughies like 'victuals' and 'skein.'