Many well-known actors use accent reduction to cast more movie roles. And sometimes even the most attentive film-watchers ...

Don't speak perfect Oxford English? You may face 'shocking' levels of discrimination when using large language models, ...

“Yinz” is essentially Pittsburgh’s version of “y’all.” It’s used as a second-person plural pronoun, so someone living in Pittsburgh might ask, “Yinz want to get something to eat?” Yinz — sometimes ...

From the sharp vowels of the Northern Cities to the drawl of the Deep South, the nasal twang of the Upper Midwest, the fast-paced chatter of New York City, and the smooth, flattened tones of the West ...

You may be speaking Soprano — and not even know it. “The Sopranos” — the drama about families of mobsters in suburban Jersey — ended years ago but retains a legendary status as one of the greatest TV ...

“Language and Life on Ocracoke: The Living History of the Brogue” (UNC Press 2025), a new book by Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram and islander Candy Gaskill, continues the exploration of the unique ...

From "yeet" to "social distancing," new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these neologisms—newly coined terms—gain acceptance and become part of mainstream ...

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts – at least until that wayward cousin asks for a “pop” in soda country, or even worse, a “coke” when they ...

With burgers sizzling and classic rock thumping, many Americans revel in summer cookouts -- at least until that wayward cousin asks for a "pop" in soda country, or even worse, a "coke" when they ...

We may be a polarized nation, but on a verbal level we are witnessing an explosion of ways to agree. Even a professional observer of linguistic change struggles to keep up with the variety of ways ...