The evidence for the hard “c” sound in Latin is strong, but more interesting is the reason for the shift to the soft “c” before “e” and “i” in modern languages. These vowels are formed further ...

Learning a language is often tricky, particularly when it comes to spelling new words. "The Spell As You Pronounce Universal Project" (SAYPU) wants everyone to spell words the way they are pronounced ...

There are several ways of pronouncing this word. The first syllable rhymes with the words ‘pump', ‘lump' and ‘bump'. The following ‘t' sounds like ‘t' in ‘tune', ‘tumour', and ‘Tuesday'. The ‘u' is ...

The first syllable is pronounced like the word 'con', and the 'a' in the second sounds like the 'a' in 'china'. The final 'lesce' is pronounced like the word 'less'. The word is pronounced ...