Google is updating Google Assistant with better contextual learning features that should make the digital helper more accurate. One of the changes is the ability to teach Google Assistant how to ...

If you find someone’s name confusing or different from what you’re used to, all it takes is a bit of research to ensure you get the pronunciation right. However, lots of musicians have opted to use ...

Few things are more painful than listening to an out-of-towner stumble over the pronunciation of “Matunuck” or hearing someone bring up “East Green-witch.” Rhode Island has more than its fair share of ...

Some names can be difficult for Siri to get right on its first try. It used to be easier to get this done, but here's how to teach Siri correct pronunciation of names in iOS 15 While you used to be ...

We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of ...

New research suggests a person's name, specifically hard-to-pronounce ones, could make the difference between landing a job or their resume ending up in the reject pile. What's in a name? Well, maybe ...

Inhabited by a succession of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians and Normans, Britain has spent centuries simmering into a confusing toponymic soup of counties, cities and castles. Over time, ...

Before Kamala Harris was on the national stage, the only famous Kamala whom Kamala Kanneganti had ever heard of was from a 1992 episode of Star Trek. Growing up in Michigan, Kanneganti used to ...

It's nearly impossible to drive through Baton Rouge — or any part of Louisiana, really — without passing a billboard, street or landmark with a Cajun name. If you grew up here, it's more than likely ...

Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...