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 ...

There's no strict recipe for the Rhode Island accent. But these are the ingredients that you're likely to find in the mix.

We asked Providence Journal readers to send us voicemails and share their accents from across the state.

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When the Philadelphia 76ers set out to rebuild parts of their roster in the last offseason, they came across Guerschon Yabusele, a player who had once been a minor piece of the Boston Celtics ...

Even though they too grew up in Atlanta, Levine’s two sons, born more than a quarter century after her, never spoke with the accent that is perhaps the most famous regional dialect in the United ...

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Even though they too grew up in Atlanta, Levine’s two sons, born more than a quarter century after her, never spoke with the accent that is perhaps the most famous regional dialect in the United ...

Even though they too grew up in Atlanta, Levine’s two sons, born more than a quarter century after her, never spoke with the accent that is perhaps the most famous regional dialect in the United ...

Atlanta’s distinct Southern drawl, a dialect instantly recognizable across the United States for its elongated vowels and softened "r" sounds, has faded across generations, even within the same ...

Around the time Kevin J. Bethel was named Philadelphia’s new police commissioner in 2024, I issued a challenge: treat the families of homicide victims with the care and respect they deserve, but have ...

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