Mariska Hargitay has clarified exactly how her name is supposed to be pronounced. During Tuesday’s episode of the Good Hang podcast hosted by Amy Poehler, the Law & Order actor opened up about the ...

In case you’re unaware, or dare I say uneducated, the Aussie way to pronounce the word Z is to say ‘Zed’. A quick Google search will tell you that Zed is the standard pronunciation in British English, ...

The 61-year-old actress was a guest on Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast on Tuesday, where she revealed the pronunciation and meaning of her Hungarian name. Mariska — who is the daughter of late ...

President Donald Trump announced two policy changes to make in vitro fertilisation (IVF) more affordable. Though he shared several updates in his speech, a particular moment from the event has gone ...

Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is a major five-day holiday celebrated by many South Asian religious communities. In 2025, the main day of Diwali falls on Monday, Oct. 20, with the ...

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once. For ease, Laurence tends to go by just his ...

Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

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 ...

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, ...

Indeed, the hotel’s chairman David Marriott revealed the correct way to pronounce the popular chain—and it seems customers need to work on their vowel placement. This correction stunned a few people ...

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 ...