American English includes one of the rarest sounds on Earth, but we use it all the time

The "er" sound in American English is linguistically rare, found in less than 1% of the world's languages, but we say it daily.
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BMW 2002 Ti Turbo 3er vs rennen sound acceleration M3 Tii drag race

BMW 2002 Ti Turbo takes on the quarter mile in a compact showcase focused on acceleration, engine sound and classic German performance. The straight line format keeps attention on the launch, the ...

This year’s MacArthur ‘geniuses’ include a musician, painter and economist all confronting history

MacArthur Foundation. But he said he had to wait to deboard the train to find out if it was life-changing news or not. The ...
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ELEHEAR Beyond 2 Pro puts more of your listening in your hands

A conversation over coffee, a phone call on the way home, and music in a quiet room ask different things of a hearing aid.

Fayetteville's ER waits are not great but not the worst, either | Opinion

Cape Fear Valley's ER ranks 13th in North Carolina for visit length. But several major hospitals report even longer waits.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered Shows First Look at Steam Deck Gameplay

The Witcher 3 Remastered gets its first bit of Steam Deck gameplay, showing how well it runs on the handheld compared to the ...
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‘All of the e-bike answers are bad ones’: KIRO hosts question the premise of e-bikes as child ER visits surge nationwide

KIRO hosts debate e-bikes' safety as child ER visits increase, highlighting concerns over regulation and social pressures on ...

Bay Area sports bars: 5 discoveries for game day eats and sips

Bay Area sports bars and restaurants to add to your list of go-to spots for football, basketball and hockey season.

The Witcher Is Getting the Full-Cast Audiobook Treatment, Following Rise in Audio Drama Popularity

The Witcher is getting a slate of full-cast audio drama adaptations in 2026 and 2027. Crossroads of Ravens, the prequel novel following an 18-year-old Geralt, is already available and stars Sam ...

What is the fastest way to start studying listening? I counted 300,000 vowels in a dictionary and decided that weak sounds come first

This is the most common consultation I receive when teaching pronunciation.I can understand it when I read the text, but I can't understand it when I hear it.For a long time, I answered this by saying ...
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He Was Ordered to Drill Through a Swollen Lithium-Ion Battery to “Fix” an ER Workstation—Then Triggered an OSHA Emergency Audit

Explore a tech support worker's bold stand at the workplace against his boss's questionable advice. Read more to find out the ...

Former Steeler sounds off on Joey Porter Jr.’s contract dispute

A former Pittsburgh Steelers player who knows a thing or two about contract disputes has some concerns over what the organization is doing with cornerback ...