Conversely, native speakers of English tend to have difficulty with the German 'ü', which they tend to pronounce as 'u'. Many people laugh at these mistakes in pronunciation, even though they make the ...

People who learn a foreign language often struggle with the correct pronunciation. The "th" mistake of the Germans when learning English is typical here. "Senk ju vor träwelling" has become a classic, ...

Learners of foreign languages can hear the errors in pronunciation that fellow learners tend to make, but continue to fall foul of them themselves despite years of practice. A new study of ...