An accent coach says Southern Irish accents are often perceived as warm and trustworthy, while Northern Irish speech is still ...

A rumor (archived) that a Florida woman called the police on her neighbor because of their "suspicious British accent" spread ...

One popular theory dates back to the American Civil War. Before the Civil War, the South did not have nearly as much linguistic variation as it does today. Back then, the Southern accent was heavily ...

Last week, Rupert Lowe launched his new “Restore” party. Restore what, exactly? Strip away the branding and the flag-waving and what you’re left with isn’t renewal. It’s resentment. It’s grievance ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. It's easy to lose speaking confidence after having experiences where people don't understand you. People sometimes think the solution is to lose their ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. “When I start to realise that people don't understand me, I lost my confidence after it.” - Anna, Ukraine “When I speak to people, I'm a bit nervous ...

Jacob Elordi practised his Northern accent for Wuthering Heights in the bath. The 28-year-old actor stars opposite Margot Robbie, 35, in director Emerald Fennell’s cinematic take on the classic Emily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever wondered how an actor from Brisbane, Australia, perfects a Northern accent? The answer may surprise you. "I just practise it ...

Ever wondered how an actor from Brisbane, Australia, perfects a Northern accent? The answer may surprise you. "I just practise it in the bath, over and over and over and over," said Jacob Elordi, who ...

The Barrow-in-Furness accent is very different from the rest of Lancashire and Cumbria because of an intense mixing and rapid population change in the late 1800s, says new research by Lancaster ...