Analysis of Google search data for 2025 revealed the most mispronounced words—and some popular Irish names made the list ...

Sorry, but you've likely been saying the names of these celebs and historical figures incorrectly. We're setting the record ...

Odysseus: In Greek mythology, Odysseus is a character in The Iliad and the main protagonist of The Odyssey. Petros: Rock, ...

The name Palestine occupies an extraordinarily politicized position in the study of Near Eastern ethnonyms and toponyms. Its contested etymology has long ceased to be a matter of neutral philology; it ...

Batrachomyomachia, the Battle of Frogs and Mice, is a parody of Homer’s Iliad, whose date of composition remains a subject of scholarly debate. Illustration by Fedor Flinzer (1878) Public Domain ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

After Aaron Judge led a stunning comeback to force Game 4 of the American League Division Series, the New York Yankees are once again battling for their season on Wednesday night. To keep their ...

The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved several building name changes on the Knoxville campus. The new Chemistry Building will be named for alumnus Charles Wharton, and the Food ...

Arizona has its fair share of place names that outsiders, and sometimes even locals, struggle to pronounce. If you’ve ever pronounced Prescott as “Press-scott” instead of “Press-kitt” or called the ...

The Irish names Aoife and Saoirse are the hardest words for British people to pronounce, according to a 2023 study commissioned by casino operator Slotbox. British people have the most difficulty ...

Decades into his Academy Award-winning career, Denzel Washington is setting the record straight on how to pronounce his name. During a Sept. 2 appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "The Equalizer" actor ...