Getting Siri to pronounce a complex or foreign-sounding name can be a challenge. Why? Because Siri’s method of determining how to pronounce proper names depends on your device’s system language. In ...

As a person with a funkily spelled last name, at least for English speakers, I appreciate that Siri tries to say my name, but I never really assumed she could pronounce it correctly. If you’re having ...

A common problem among all voice assistant services, though some are better than others, is how unnatural and robotic they sound. And the pronunciation of certain words, especially names, can be quite ...

Slack is rolling out a few new features for profiles, including ways to help folks avoid the embarrassment and unpleasantness of mispronouncing a colleague's name. Starting today, users can add an ...

Thousands of South Africans turned to Google this year to avoid embarrassing mispronunciations — from French pastries and ...

In Vancouver, there are more unhoused youth than there are shelter beds. Family Services of Greater Vancouver is working to change that. My own high school had done a pretty good job of teaching us ...

American English speakers will typically say “kuh-TAR,” with the stress on the second syllable, which sounds like the word “tar.” British English speakers add an “a” sound more equivalent to “cat,” ...

An occasional guide to the words and names in the news from Jo Kim of the BBC Pronunciation Unit. The 18th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China has drawn to a close and China has appointed a ...