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Education, Learning, Uncategorized

27 English words people have a hard time enunciating properly, even native speakers

Emily Shiffer

2/8/2026
Youth-led party for community engagement, MEDEA, Tanzania Captured by James Roh for Pura

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Culture, Education, Empowered Women, Equality, Family, Identity, Modern Families, Uncategorized

The next generation of female leaders has arrived. Here’s how they’re making sure they (and every girl) get a chance to learn.

Sarah Watts

3/8/2026
A group of three people talking, presumably in France. – Photo credit: Canva

Culture, Joy, Popular

How to answer France’s most popular inside joke played on English speaking tourists

Heather Wake

2/6/2026
A woman laughing. – Photo credit: Canva

Humor, Joy

People share 32 words they purposefully mispronounce to get a laugh out of others

Emily Shiffer

2/5/2026
When you accidentally flip the beginning or ending sounds of two words when speaking, that's a Spoonerism. – Photo credit: Bain News Service/Wikimedia Commons & Leslie Ward/Wikimedia Commons

Humor, Joy

The weird history of Spoonerisms: English’s silliest slips-of-the-tongue

Evan Porter

1/30/2026
Linguists break down why so many people say "is is." – Photo credit: Canva, Africa images (left, cropped) / Khosro (right, cropped) / SkaHero42 from pixabay (text box)

Education, Education & Information, Popular

Linguists explain why people often say ‘is is’ even though we’d never write it that way

Ryan Reed

1/15/2026