Writer Atiya (pronounced Ah-Tie-Yah) Irvin-Mitchell stands for a portrait in her neighborhood of Squirrel Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Americans have little trouble pronouncing “Targaryen” but too many balk at something as simple as “Kamala” or “Atiya.” Is there something lurking behind the verbal misfires? “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit … Continued

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