ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It’s no secret that Upstate New York is known for having difficult to pronounce names for its cities, towns, and even bodies of water. This isn’t a new conversation as I’ve ...

The word Caribbean probably conjures images of beautiful tropical islands with turquoise water and picture-perfect beaches. But what about the word itself? Like most of us, you’ve probably heard it ...

When referring to a place where you keep your socks (as opposed to the word that refers to someone who draws, say, with a crayon), most Americans pronounce it as a single syllable that ends in the r ...

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