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 ...

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She told Poehler that to avoid having to constantly correct everyone on set, she changed her name to “Marishhhhka” on the ...

Mariska Hargitay joins celebrities like Denzel Washington correcting name pronunciations, revealing her first name should ...

Learning English can be tricky when words sound the same but mean completely different things. In this video, Claire explains ...

How is language evolving on the internet? In this series on internet linguistics, Gretchen McCulloch breaks down the latest innovations in online communication. But why are we so confused? Why is each ...

Have you heard a lot about the pronunciation of the word emu lately? US journalist Stu Rushfield sparked something of an international incident after filing a report on National Public Radio (NPR) ...

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For those who make their living talking about hockey players -- on radio, on podcasts, on television -- there's often a moment of truth. You're racing toward the point where you have to say a hockey ...

Denzel Washington set the record straight regarding the correct pronunciation of his first name. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the 70-year-old actor, born Denzel Hayes Washington Jr., ...

After amassing troops on the Ukrainian border, Russia on Thursday launched an attack in the north and south parts of the country. Several cities and places within the region are being commonly used in ...