I grew up with a hard-to-pronounce name. Actually, it wasn’t that hard; it just looked different from what people were used to:Yurkosky. (Kind of rhymes with “Her pots ski,” minus the “t” in pots.) Year after year, it threw everyone off. And the way they approached the nam...
Say bonjour to the days of the week in French: A beginner's guide Get started on your French journey with our beginner's guide to the days of the week! Learn how to pronounce, use, and understand them in no time.Read → How to learn a new language without leaving your bed Is it ...
If you have no idea what Knipex is,here is a link to the Knipex tools we’ve posted about over the years. I tend to pronounce Knipex as Kin-i-pex, because that’s how I heard it pronounced by Knipex reps in product videos a long time ago. This seems to be the common pronunciation...
On the other hand, southerners may pronounce Mrs. as “MIZ-iz” or “miz.” And, making things more complicated, “miz” is also the pronunciation of Ms. Therefore, in the South, Mrs. and Ms. may sound identical. Finally, Mx. can sound like “mix” or “muhx.” And you’re ...
this one. Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes. It's out April 23, day one on Game Pass on cloud, console, and PC. This is a sprawling RPG. It looks very much influenced, or maybe a spiritual successor, even, to the "Sukoden," Suikoden series. Never knew how to pronounce it, love ...
Every year pundits like to pronounce the quarterback as finished, too old, diminished. House laughs. One year they’ll finally, actually, be right. But not this one. Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson started out, Bucs general manager Jason Licht admits, as no more than a “hope and a dream...
“Can you tell me how to say your name so I can make sure to pronounce it correctly going forward?” If you’re unsure what the best next step to move forward should be, don’t be afraid to come out and ask what you can do in the future as not to commit the same offense again...
But let’s talk truth: if this fella’s going to try to pronounce the alphabet, he’s also got to contend with the performance that truly dominates this space. The Alpha Precedent, the ORIGINAL alphabet vocalization, you know the one. It’s by that inimitable performer, Big Bird: ...
Being the kid who couldn’t stop blurting things out, who saw things quite differently than other kids, whose name they would never pronounce correctly, I often felt different. I often felt the way the Jewish kids must have felt during our public school’s Christmas pageant. Or how Hindus...
Kerry Washington, star of "Scandal" and tonight’s emcee, took the stage with guests — and erased any confusion on how to pronounce Kamala Harris' name. Washington brought out Harris’ two young nieces, who taught the crowd to pronounce “Kamala” like “Comma” and then “La...