Pronunciation

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The CISO pronunciation is “sigh-soh,” phonetically spelled S-ĭ-zō, with a long I as in the letter C and a soft O as in “go.” In full, it sounds like “see-soh.” The...

Grammar

Choosing between an and a before words that start with M depends on sound, not spelling. Use an before vowel sounds and a before consonant sounds. The letter M normally begins w...

Language and Linguistics

Pronouncing yerba mate clearly starts with the basics: SAY-ruh MAH-teh. In Spanish, yerba is "YER-ba" with a soft Y and the first syllable stressed; mate is "MAH-teh," with the...

Celebrity Profiles

Theodor Seuss Geisel is the real name of the beloved children’s author known as Dr. Seuss. His first name is pronounced THEE-uh-dur (rhymes with “beard,” not “thee” as...

language-phonetics

Phon examples illustrate speech sounds in languages, helping learners map spelling to sound and improving pronunciation accuracy. This guide explains what phon examples are, how...

Celebrity Profiles

Tituba is most widely recognized as the enslaved Indigenous woman from Barbados who was among the first accused in the 1692 Salem witch trials, and her name is commonly pronounc...

language-learning

Hawaiian is a Polynesian language with a compact, regular sound system and a vocabulary that reflects island life, nature, and community. Below are everyday words and short phra...

Guides And Explainers

To pronounce Uranus clearly, say "yoor-uh-nuss" with the stress on the first syllable: YOOR -uh-nuss. This follows the original Greek pronunciation of Οὐρανός (Ouranos),...

pronunciation

The most common pronunciation of Hael sounds like hay-ul or hail with a very short, relaxed uh sound at the end. Say hay , then gently soften it into ul so the final vowel stays...

Health

Say Alzheimer's as ALTZ-hyoo-merz (IPA: ˈaltʃuːmɚz ). The Al rhymes with pal , the zhei sounds like the s in measure , and the final tz is crisp, followed by -merz in plural...