The lore has by now been recounted many a time: In 2004, Scott and Andrea Swift moved from central Pennsylvania to Nashville so that their 14-year-old daughter, Taylor, could pursue a career in ...

It all began, as these things often do, with an Instagram ad. “No one tells you this if you’re an immigrant, but accent discrimination is a real thing,” said a woman in the video. Her own accent is ...

These accents are the most attractive in America — and shockingly, Long Island and Staten Island made the Top 10. The Cajun accent was crowned the most attractive in the nation, according to a recent ...

Southern charm, it turns out, isn’t a myth — Americans rate accents from Southern states as the friendliest in the US. In the Censuswide poll of 2,000 Americans, commissioned by Answering Service Care ...

If you thought Reese Witherspoon’s Tennessee accent was spot-on as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line,” you were right – she grew up in Nashville. Actors often work hard to lose Southern accents – ...

Consider this scenario. A Nigerian student studying at a UK university hesitates before contributing to a seminar discussion. When he finally does, a fellow student snickers at his accent. The ...

New York’s distinct accent — the one that brought us Joe Pesci’s defensive “Funny how?” in “Goodfellas” and Fran Drescher’s thick “Oh, Mr. Sheffield” from the sitcom “The Nanny” — is rubbing a lot of ...

Maryland Terrapins basketball star Derik Queen said, "I'm from Baltimore," after the team stamped its ticket to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament in March. The phrase put Baltimore on the map and ...

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced blowback from conservatives on social media this week after they accused her of putting on a fake accent at a rally. The progressive New York ...

The company is initially rolling out support for altering 17 Indian dialects into US English but plans to expand in the future with Filipino and more. The tool is compatible with Zoom, Microsoft Teams ...