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GABA-GOL. >> IF YOU BINGED ON HBO’S THE SOPRANOS, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED TONY AND THE GANG ARE OFTEN ANNIHILATING PLATTERS OF SOMETHING THEY CALL "GABA-GOL." IT TURNS OUT THOSE OF US WITHOUT SYLLABLES ...

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 ...

Is it iOS “eye-oh-ess” or “eye-oss”? Is it Linux “Lie-nux” or “Lih-nux?” How about sudo: is it really “sue-doo” for “superuser, do!” or has the more popular “sue-doh” population won out? In this ...

Some foods taste incredible but sound intimidating the moment we try to say them out loud. Whether it’s a borrowed word from ...

People go *nuts* over this debate. If you’re looking for a simple way to start a playful argument and turn people against each other in (mostly!) good fun, ask what names they have for certain things.

If you say "toh-may-toh," and I say "toh-mah-toh", the British Library wants to know. The research institution is inviting people to have their voices recorded as part of a project to chart the way ...

Sooner or later the moment will arrive for everyone, or at least everyone who doesn’t speak Arabic but hopes to discuss this year’s World Cup without sounding like a total idiot. What happens when ...

From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language.

Rumor has it that you've been mispronouncing Adele's name. The Grammy-winning singer set the record straight on the true pronunciation of her moniker during a recent Q&A in celebration of her "I Drink ...