As a Frenchwoman living in the US, naming my baby had challenges. At first I wanted a name everyone could pronounce.

Earlier this year, Mental Floss broke down the state names that Americans find the hardest to pronounce, based on a study by language learning website Preply. As part of that analysis, the researchers ...

Marie Curie was the first woman Nobel Laureate and only person to win in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911). She pioneered radioactivity research and discovered the elements polonium and radium. She ...

In London, the V&A’s latest blockbuster fashion exhibition, the hotly anticipated “Marie Antoinette Style,” feels almost like a séance. It has everything you would expect from a no-holds-barred, ...

Arizona has its fair share of place names that outsiders, and sometimes even locals, struggle to pronounce. If you’ve ever pronounced Prescott as “Press-scott” instead of “Press-kitt” or called the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recent report has revealed the most difficult town name to pronounce in Ohio and each state across the country. Preply, an online language learning platform, released a ...

Given Michigan's deep history and various cities, villages and streets big and small, there are names and pronunciations that, to this day, still trip many people up. You know this if you remember ...

You know you're from Michigan when you can pronounce Ypsilanti, Sault Ste. Marie and Traverse City correctly. As WKAR's All Things Considered host, that was a big part of settling into the state. And ...

The city of Charlotte was named after the wife of the man who bought the land the community sits on in the early 19th century. You know you’re from Michigan when you can pronounce Ypsilanti, Sault Ste ...