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Column: Pronunciation and spelling are still important

Once upon a time, I was asked at the place where I work part time to create a pronunciation guide to some common words.
Now Britain’s most famous etiquette expert has waded into the argument in an effort to clear up any debate on how to ...
I thought of this while leafing through Sam McCool’s New Pittsburghese: How to Speak Like a Pittsburgher. Published by Goodwill Industries in 1982, the booklet uses a dictionary-like approach to cover ...
To all those cynical adults who think dictionaries have gone the way of dinosaurs, replaced by omnipresent search engines: third graders across Lake County beg to differ.
A reflection on the author's time as a sports reporter covering the Boston Red Sox at Brown University, the site of ...
Dr. Norman Bloom unveils a clear path to reading Hebrew as it was intended to be spoken, after decades of study.
Looking for a hint for today's NYT Connections? Read on for hints and the answer to today's Connections game on Thursday, ...
Morning Live's Helen Skelton jokingly walked off and left co-host Gethin Jones standing alone after a playful mix-up over the ...
DIGIT (40A) is the word for a [Finger or toe]. But it’s also, [when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down]. Here’s where that hard G comes in: DIG IT.
English is a trap. It’s a language built on theft, borrowing words from German, French, and Latin, shaking them up in a bag, ...
Feel like there’s suddenly a whole lot of new car brands with logos you don’t even recognise. That’s totally normal - a ...
In this episode of the Automotive Icons podcast, host James Reeves digs into thousands of auction listings—supported by data ...