Explore how the schwa /ə/ (aka commA) and /ʌ/ (aka STRUT) sounds manifest across the English-speaking world, guided by John Wells's renowned work "Accents of English." This video examines various ...

Earlier this year, I was at a high-end store in Greenwich, Connecticut, and as I was shopping, a salesperson approached me, offering her help. She was curious to know where I was from. “New York,” I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Carolina has an extensive audio archive of local accents and dialects that contains thousands of recordings. Rhode Island, ...

Tony McNamara's new Hulu series The Great depicts Russian emperor Peter III (Nicholas Hoult) and his wife, Catherine-the-soon-to-be-Great (Elle Fanning). The series takes place in 1700s Russia, though ...

Over 62% of test-takers for Indian English fear that their Indian accent will impact their performance negatively in speaking tests, according to a recent survey by Pearson. The survey on social ...