Ready for a quick language brain game? Run through the list of U.S. states in your mind—fast. We’re not going to ask you which state name starts with two vowels, but we will have you guess this: What ...

If you’ve ever listed all fifty U.S. states out loud, you’ve probably noticed certain letters pop up constantly. A, N, and S seem to dominate everything from Alabama to Arkansas. Others are rare ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Connecticut was the third hardest state name for Americans to spell correctly. It was also the sixth hardest state name to pronounce. The ...