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The first true alphabet was an invention of the Greek world, revolutionizing writing, literacy, and shaping foundations of ...
It’s astonishing how much we’ve discovered about these languages that have gone unspoken and unheard for millennia. In the ...
The pronunciation of “Qatar” is a no-brainer for Arabic speakers and speakers of similar languages. But it’s one tricky ...
You may have missed the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Friday, which a 13-year old boy from Texas won for spelling ...
Which are the hardest languages in the world? Some languages are challenging to learn and master than others. Discover these ...
During Round 13, Dr. Jacques Bailly, official pronouncer of the Bee and winner in 1980, called up contest 136, Harini Murali, ...
When I came out as trans, I struggled to land on a name. I returned to one I had heard on the radio and written on my arm ...
Rhythm, syllabic structure, the combination of vowels and consonants, and their fluidity to the ear. This is therefore not a ranking based on trends or celebrity, but rather on the sound perceived ...
Ready to tie your tongue in knots and leave your friends speechless (or laughing)? Tongue twisters are a brilliant way to ...
Spinney makes the case that PIE’s viral spread is, and I quote, “easily the most important event of the last five millennia ...
Tim Finn has been an adopted Aussie icon since bursting on the scene with Split Enz back in the 1970s. These days he lives a ...
This is the second of eight other consonant programmes in our series of videos that explore the sounds of English. This is the second of eight voiceless consonant programmes in our series of ...