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# Pronunciation

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The old debate over how to pronounce 'Nice biscuits' is rearing its ugly head again
We've all been pronouncing 'Roald Dahl' wrong for years and everything is a lie
Irish people are sharing the most outrageous ways their names have been mispronounced
Lidl is pronounced 'Liddle' and there are no two ways about it
These are the tech terms and names you are likely mispronouncing
You've been pronouncing 'Ikea' wrong your whole life*
US TV exec struggles to comprehend Saoirse Ronan's name
Jeremy Vine made a balls of saying 'Navan' on the BBC
You'll know you were a Speech and Drama kid if...
How do you say 'blaa'?
22 maps showing how different Americans pronounce different words
The burning question*: How do you pronounce 'yoghurt'?
The burning question*: how do you say what year this is?
TG4 launches free Irish language app