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 ...

Barry Keoghan clarified how to say his last name, explaining he and his family pronounce it as "Kee-oh-gan," despite many saying it "Kee-gan." ...

Before the games began, athletes recorded the proper pronunciation of their names. Now, visitors to the official Olympics website can visit each athlete's biography and click on their name to hear it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone ...

We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of ...

Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone bring up “East Green-witch.” Rhode Island has more than its fair share of ...