It’s funny every once in a while to hear how people across the pond pronounce things. Usually, it sounds fancier — that is, until chef Nigella Lawson stunned both American and British viewers by ...

This is a brief warning that you may involuntarily change the way you talk about heating up food. Proceed at your own risk. Nigella Lawson's pronunciation of the word "microwave" is causing a stir on ...

Learn the pronunciation differences between British and American English! Do you say herb or 'erb? Zebra or zebra? Find out!

Though they technically are the same language, British English and American English have scores of differences—from the small, like the extra “U” in “colour,” to the large, like the very different ...

English is a tricky language to learn. Native speakers may take this for granted, failing to realize how intricate—and inconsistent—many of its pronunciation rules are. For instance, why do heart, ...

By Laura Roberts 28 October 2010 • 12:39pm The changing sounds of modern English pronunciation is being tracked by a new project carried out by the British Library. Members of the public are being ...

Did 17th-century immigrants to the 13 colonies have modern British accents? First, we need to figure out what a “British accent” is. Accents are pretty complicated things. Linguistically speaking, the ...

American English speakers will typically say “kuh-TAR,” with the stress on the second syllable, which sounds like the word “tar.” British English speakers add an “a” sound more equivalent to “cat,” ...