There are many simple words in the English language that are hard for foreign speakers to master. That's because English words often have several different meanings and can be difficult to pronounce.

In the days leading up to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the most difficult-to-spell words in the English language have been revealed, CNN reports. An international team of linguists who work for ...

An experimental pronunciation feature is being added to Search and helpful images will appear in Google's English dictionary and translation features. How do you pronounce "otorhinolaryngologist" or ...

Google wants to make it easier to learn word pronunciations. Today, it introduced a new Search feature that will let users practice saying tricky words. When you look up a pronunciation, Google will ...

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It seems to me that among the languages of the world, American English may be the most difficult to learn or understand. We have so many words with double or triple meanings, different pronunciations, ...

The English language has a lot of weird spelling, grammar, and pronunciation rules. Words that sound and are spelled the same can have two different or even opposite meanings. Tricks like "I before E ...

There are legitimate explanations for why words like pterodactyl and tsunami exist. The rogue knight doubted that the asthmatic knave in knickers could climb the castle columns, but when their wrangle ...