During the event, the Chairman of the Board gave guests a peek at what’s next for the brand, but it also turned into something of a pronunciation lesson. “David Marriott, Chairman of the Board, on the ...

One of the perks of traveling and sight-seeing—or of eating out in a big city or a food festival—is the opportunity to try dishes from countries and cultures far outside your own. Of course, some ...

President Donald Trump announced a new—and incorrect—way to pronounce a common biblical name on Monday. Speaking ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, Trump, ...

David Marriott, chairman of the board of directors at Marriott International, revealed we've been saying the name of the hotel chain wrong this whole time. Marriott was speaking during Marriott Bonvoy ...

Marriott may be one of the most successful hotel chains in the world - but, according to the chairman, everyone's been pronouncing its name wrong this whole time. David Marriott, whose grandfather JW ...

Oct. 12: TV journalist Chris Wallace is 78. Actor-singer Susan Anton is 75. Musician Jane Siberry is 70. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada is 65. Actor Carlos Bernard is 63. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 63.

The City of Vancouver has been exposed for spending more than $30,000 of taxpayer cash to rename a street. MLA Dallas Brodie slammed the city in a recent X post, leaking documents that show Vancouver ...

Every generation of science teachers has faced the same cosmic dilemma: how do you say Uranus without triggering a room full of laughter? The seventh planet from the Sun may be an ice giant, but its ...

Did 17th-century immigrants to the 13 colonies have modern British accents? First, we need to figure out what a “British accent” is. Accents are pretty complicated things. Linguistically speaking, the ...

From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language.

Every Springbok fan knows exactly who Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is, but can they all (especially the white folk, including the author of this piece) pronounce his name? SFM, as he’s affectionately ...

Oct. 12: TV journalist Chris Wallace is 78. Actor-singer Susan Anton is 75. Musician Jane Siberry is 70. Actor Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shogun,” “Extant”) is 65. Actor Carlos Bernard (“24”) is 63. Jazz ...