Language

The word "herbs" comes to English from French, which also borrows from Latin, so unlike the Brits and others who anglicized the pronunciation, this is why America stuck with the original.

For many people that speak three languages, there can be moments where we draw a complete blank.

A Taco Bell in Kenosha, Wisconsin, had a Spanish takeout order on the phone and this customer took matters into his own hand when he realized no one on staff spoke the language.

If you're an American who's trying to fake a British accent, you should be mindful of this tell that might give you away.

Conservative pundit Dave Rubin recently became a Trending Topic for getting the definition of Occam's Razor wrong, but it wasn't the first time he's goofed on using various phrases.

The internet's favorite polyglot Xiaomanyc has been learning Nigerian languages — Yoruba and Igbo — for a few months. He visited a Nigerian neighborhood in New Jersey and shocked a set of old and new fans with his new language chops.

Wouter Corduwener gives a stunning demonstration on the many languages in which he can have a working conversation.

Forget "purple burglar alarm," let's try some even more seemingly average words that are an unexpected tongue-twister for a Scotsman.

We had never expected the phrase "down the ocean" to be pronounced this exact way.

You practice a million times, and the second the other person answers the phone, things go wrong.

YouTuber Xiaomanyc AKA Arieh Smith leaves Kelly Clarkson flummoxed by his command of multiple languages.

Luke from polýMATHY takes a trip to Rome to find out how many priests in the Vatican can actually converse in Latin.

The way they're written can be very different from the way they're pronounced.

Limmy makes a startling realization that his accent makes it impossible to enunciate "purple burglar alarm."

How would you pronounce the words "bruschetta" and "ricotta"?

English with Lucy presents the subtle but significant differences between Canadian, British and American English.

There are certain words in the English language that just seem hard to pronounce.

Eggplant, Aubergine or Brinjal — which one do you identify the spongy edible fruit as? YouTuber Adam Ragusea explains how the edible fruit got different names around the world.

And of course, if a celebrity has their preferred pronunciation, you should always go with that.

We've come to associate the name "Tiffany" as a name that was popular in the 1980s, but it turns out that the name can be traced back to medieval times.