Andy from San Diego wonders why his students object when he pronounces bury with the vowel of jury or fury, rather than like berry. The word comes from Old English byrgan, and its modern spelling and pronunciation reflect different regional paths in...
Sheila in Billings, Montana, noticed that she and her husband, both from Colorado, use the two-syllable pronunciation of coyote, something like /KYE-oat/, while their children back East hear the three-syllable version more often, more or less /kye...
Tui from Fort Worth, Texas, wonders how to say gyro, the meat-and-pita sandwich. The Oxford English Dictionary records four pronunciations, and real-world usage includes JEE-roh, JYE-roh, and the more Greek-sounding YEE-roh. The Greek source means...
A 14 yr-old teenager pronounces the word bagel as BEH-gul, rather than BAY-gul. Her family thinks she’s crazy. Who’s right? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pronouncing Bagel” Hello, you have A Way with...
How should you pronounce the word gala? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pronouncing Gala” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Barry Samsula from Plano, Texas. I have a question for you. I work at a radio...
How do you pronounce February? Is it FEB-roo-air-ee or FEB-yew-air-ee? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pronouncing February” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, Martha and Grant. This is Karen calling from San Diego...
