At the Webby Awards in 2013, Steve Wilhite, creator of the Graphics Interchange Format, asserted his authority in the controversial matter of the proper pronunciation of GIF. His five word acceptance ...

Mastering English pronunciation is a big challenge for non-native speakers of English because most English words are not pronounced as they are spelt. For example, ‘Leicester’ is pronounced ‘les-ter’ ...

Two communities will today (Sun) settle a centuries-old dispute over the correct way to pronounce a river which runs through them - with a match of CROQUET. The River Nene originates in ...

In public radio we do our utmost to get things right, including the pronunciation of names and places. It shows we know our stuff and conveys respect — for the people we report about and the people ...