Some foods taste incredible but sound intimidating the moment we try to say them out loud. Whether it’s a borrowed word from ...

Belém, Brazil — At first it was just a peculiar food of the Brazilian Amazon, a tiny berry yielding a thick purple pulp that locals adored spooning down with fried fish and manioc flour. Then, in the ...

(NEXSTAR) – The English language can certainly be a bit confusing at times. Some words have multiple meanings, like “clear,” “light” and “mine.” Other words sound exactly the same but have different ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Acai berry lovers in Brazil for this week’s U.N ...

What do sfogliatelle, primeval, dachshund and staphylococcal have in common? They are all difficult to pronounce. A recent study from Unscramblerer.com found the most mispronounced words in the U.S.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — We’ve all gotten tongue-tied by a hard-to-pronounce word at some point in our lives — but which word do Virginians find particularly challenging? Researchers with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohioans may not be surprised, but the state’s most mispronounced word is “paczki” (POONCH-kee), according to new research from Unscramblerer.com. The sweet Polish pastry, ...

It was a record-breaking Thanksgiving sleepover for the Franklin County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center. 'Up on a Housetop': Otterbein University's Christmas history It's one of the most beloved ...

Pronunciation scoring is a crucial technology in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) systems. The pronunciation quality scores might be given at phoneme-level, word-level, and sentence-level ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 50% on Brazilian exports in July, acai producer Ailson Ferreira Moreira felt immediately concerned. After all, who was going to eat all of that ...

The US acai-bowl-shop industry brings in nearly $1 billion in revenue a year, and it's not hard to see why. The native Brazilian berries are considered a superfood, with antioxidants that can have ...

If açaí bowls are your go-to breakfast flex, brace yourself — that antioxidant-packed purple goodness is about to hit your wallet hard. Starting Aug. 1, the U.S. is slapping a 50 percent import tariff ...