The Words We Mispronounce

While the famous Merriam-Webster.com online dictionary is constantly being updated, creating a new edition of our Collegiate Dictionary print book is a different matter. We'd been updating it regularly since its publication in 2003, but it wasn't until fall of 2025 that we releas ...  Show more

Part three of a three-part interview with John Morse, former president and publisher of Merriam-WebsterHosted by Emily Brewster and Peter Sokolowski.Produced in collaboration with New England Public Media, with much gratitude to John Voci.Transcript available here.See Privacy Pol ...  Show more

In this episode, we're tackling some of the trickiest words in English pronunciation, like 'queue', 'colonel', 'subtle' and more!

These words are especially tricky because of their confusing spelling. But today, we'll practice them out loud together to build your pronun ...

⭐️ The doors are open for you to start 1:1 pronunciation coaching THIS September → Email me at emma@pronunciationwithemma.com for more information.In this lesson, you'll learn everything you need to know so you can pronounce English words correctly the first time. You'll learn th ...  Show more

Do you struggle to pronounce words like "girl," "term," "certain," and "earth"? In today's lesson, we're going to talk about how the American English R really sounds in these words! We'll also talk about spelling patterns, and how you can identify the pronunciation easily. Downlo ...  Show more

Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to another Happy English Sunday Speak. I’m here every Sunday with a quick one-point tip to help you speak English more naturally.Now, in American English, there’s a special sound we make with the letter T. It’s called the flap T, an ...  Show more