English pronunciation can be surprisingly tricky, even for advanced learners. Some words look simple but sound completely different from what people expect. This pronunciation challenge highlights a ...

Pronunciation is the way that people make sounds to form words. Every time you make a sound, you push air past your tongue, lips, and teeth and then move the air through your mouth. The sounds you ...

British place names often look simple but can be surprisingly tricky to pronounce. This fun challenge explores some well known locations and reveals helpful insights into how English pronunciation ...

In some junior high school and high school English classes, I'm sure some people couldn't get used to the pronunciation of English that is completely different from Japan. Regarding the pronunciation ...

If you’ve ever taught English at a Japanese school before, you’ve probably noticed something that students across different classes and years have in common: they use “katakana pronunciation” to speak ...

Julian Ralph in Harper's. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, ...