Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Language can be surprisingly tricky, especially when it comes to pronunciation. Words that look simple on paper can sound entirely ...

TV Newscasters work hard to speak clearly and enunciate words accurately. Words that don’t originate in the English language can become a challenge, like Qatar or Gaddafi , Kadafi, Qaddafi? But native ...

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Some words are just tricky to pronounce, and that holds true for certain state names - and city names, too. For some, Illinois isn't the easiest to say; it was ranked the fourth hardest state name to ...

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