Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning ...

Every time an aircraft checks in with air traffic control, pilots identify themselves using a unique call sign, something like “Delta November Three Seven Two,” not “DN372.

On July 4, 1960, the Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard rang in Independence Day with a dire Associated Press report by one Norma Gauhn headlined “American Dialects Disappearing.” The problem, according to ...

Ever wondered What does English sound like to foreigners? Adriano Celentano’s “Prisencolinensinanciusol” is pure gibberish. The words don’t mean anything. But the whole song was designed to sound like ...

I have been living in an English-speaking country for decades. Nevertheless, I am somewhat ill at ease when I speak English. My problem is pronunciation of English words. I unwittingly mispronounce ...