Today in "WHAT? really? why?... but seriously, how?" we have the results of a survey in which about 2,000 Americans were asked for their thoughts on international accents, including the apparent ...

It's not uncommon to speak English with a non-local Canadian accent, but people who come from other countries still face judgment for the way they speak. That was the experience of Valerie Chelangat, ...

Do you have a tendency to hit the 'r' sound flatly and somewhat heavily on words like 'hair' or 'dare?' Do you ask for directions to the restroom? Then you might be sounding like someone born in ...

Using a popular student phrase, "Six Seven," as a hook, the Hip Hop Headucatorz, - a group of Canadian teachers - released a song and music video "6ix7" and an accompanying resource booklet to ...

I still remember the words: “I will faithfully observe / The laws of Canada / And fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen.” That was it! I’d officially become a new Canadian in a room full of new ...

People living in Toronto and California might live on opposite ends of the continent, but they have at least one thing in common. They both like to get down … with their vowels.