Many people tend to think a foreign accent is more interesting than the way they speak, because we tend to value things that are less common. Some people associate a British accent with someone being ...

Many accents from different parts of the English-speaking world actually have a ton of similarities. Dialect coach Erik Singer talks about how this happens, and breaks down which mouth and tongue ...

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“It’s teh-may-toes, not too-MAHH-toes,” snapped the dining staff. I looked back at him, a little surprised and rather hurt. I had never felt uncomfortable speaking my first language, English, until ...

British working class and ethnic accents still face the same negative bias they did 50 years ago. mentatdgt/ Shutterstock Do you judge people’s abilities based on their accent? Do you think a person ...

People watching television. — Image by © Tim Sandle. People watching television. — Image by © Tim Sandle. Many who consume television in the U.S. are apparently ...