I have an unusual, “made-up” first name. Nowadays it’s common ... but I’m in my 60s, so it wasn’t common growing up.

I only correct the pronunciation if I expect to see that person again. This way, I’m not constantly feeling rude by correcting everyone.

While we're at it, I know I'm not the only one who cringes when out-of-towners try to say Buena (it's pronounced Bew-waynuh). The biggest word of them all that gets mispronounced when people are ...

A Minneapolis street is now named for a woman who spent her life fighting housing discrimination. What was once Edmund ...