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Here are correct pronunciations of Oregon, Willamette, Champoeg, Chemeketa, Deschutes, Grand Ronde, Idanha, Lebanon, Malheur, ...

This week, Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell review 'The War Between the Land and the Sea', 'Amadeus' and 'The Revenge Club'. So much so that when the characters were speaking about important plot ...

Do you remember Elon Musk and DOGE, the 'Department of Government Efficiency'? Yeah, he apparently wishes all that never ...

Linguists have noticed that many swear words share the same sharp, punchy sounds—hard consonants like “k,” “t,” and “g” that burst out of the mouth rather than flow. When a study examined those sound ...

It is extremely difficult to convince teachers, teacher-trainers, textbook writers, parents among others that children who squeeze a system of sounds from thin air also have the capacity to learn the ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’ve all heard apologies that ring hollow and others that sound genuine, but what makes the difference? New research ...

President Donald Trump announced a deal Thursday to bring discounted fertility drugs to Americans—but don’t ask him what they’re called, because he doesn’t seem to know. Speaking from the Oval Office, ...

Dallas — Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a ...

Nichole Aguirre gives her service dog “Trip” a drink of water after a long DART train ride to the Texas State Fair on Sept. 26, 2025, in Dallas. Angela Piazza / Staff Photographer Ever wonder what ...