If you're anything like me, you find yourself constantly mystified by the collections of letters jammed together, seemingly at random, that make up people's names. How do I make it safely through ...
Katie Garapic made a TikTok looking for advice about how to accurately say her Croatian surname Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and viral, trending ...
Most people walk around believing they have a pretty good sense of how English works. We learn the alphabet, pick up some ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Whether you’ve recently moved to the Lowcountry or are just here for a quick visit, there are some names that are pronounced differently than you may think. Pronouncing the ...
Story and audio by Maureen O’Hare, illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem ...
(CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of gibberish. That’s because while the Irish ...
Apple wants Siri to do a better job of pronouncing names. The company has filed for a patent (number 20210327409) for “systems and methods for name pronunciation.” In the patent filing, Apple says ...
Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,069,336) that shows the company wants Siri to be better able to pronounce names. It’s dubbed “systems and methods for name pronunciation.” In the patent, ...