Firstly, the word “sleigh” has an unusual spelling given its pronunciation as it sounds ... is dropped to make it sound more like a one-syllable word. “Bobtail” refers to a horse’s ...

February is Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i, Hawaiian Language Month, and it’s now more important than ever to celebrate this living ...

Here & Now revisits one of the show’s favorite topics: mispronounced words. It turns out we all do it — sometimes spending ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Tennessee is known for country music, whiskey, and some of the most confusing place names in the South. Thanks to a mix of Native American, French, and pure Appalachian drawl, some of these words ...

Here are some other long one-syllable words: Twyndyllyngs: A 12-letter word of Welsh origin, meaning twins Symphysy: A 9-letter word that means a fusion of two bodies or parts Rhythms: A 7-letter word ...

1 School of Foreign Languages, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang, China 2 School of Computer Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Beihai, China Introduction: Teaching English ...