David Marriott, chairman of the board of directors at Marriott International, set the record straight on how to pronounce the name of the hotel chain.

Americans have a tough time figuring out how to correctly pronounce these words, from ‘açai' to ‘tzatziki' and beyond.

As a writer and editor, words are my jam, but since I’m at a keyboard all day long, I don’t actually have to say the words that trip me up out loud. Like gyro, which is kind of embarrassing, since ...

The Marriott empire traces back to 1927, when David's grandfather, J. Willard Marriott, opened a nine-stool A&W root beer stand in Washington, D.C.

The official pronunciation of Koo's first name is: YOUNG-hweh. In a non-pronunciation expert's layman terms, it's essentially putting the words "young" and "way" together, with a slight 'h' sound ...