In 1927, Marius Taix Jr. — son of French immigrant and hotel magnate Marius Taix Sr. — opened the first iteration of Taix Restaurant in his father’s downtown L.A. hotel. Marius served 50-cent roast ...

Struggling with mispronounced words? You aren’t alone. English is a complicated language—it even confounds experts. Not only are some pronunciations nonintuitive, but words aren’t always pronounced ...

Why do words that look so simple cause so much confusion? There's no dispute about how to pronounce the word "sergeant," as in police sergeant or detective sergeant. But why is the New Jersey ...