Let’s get something straight about accents. A distinctive accent makes you memorable. It helps you stand out in meetings, pitches, and presentations, and it reminds others that you bring a global ...

An accent coach says Southern Irish accents are often perceived as warm and trustworthy, while Northern Irish speech is still ...

If you spend time in any large city in the United States, chances are you will hear English spoken in a variety of accents. Some of these accents are just native speakers of English from different ...

The occasionally baffling dialect spoken by Outer Banks natives along the North Carolina coast has made a list of “The Top 50 Sexiest Accents” in the country. Travel site Big 7 Travel says it compiled ...

A good Russian accent, such as the one Viggo Mortensen uses as Nikolai Luzhov in 2007’s “Eastern Promises,” brings an air of authenticity and drama to a performance. A bad one, however, like Arnold ...

A recently published study shows that unless they speak in a confident tone of voice, you're less likely to believe someone who speaks with an accent. And, interestingly, as you make this decision ...

Foreign Accent Syndrome (FAS) is one of those rare psychological disorders whose name literally describes the disease. People with FAS suddenly start speaking with foreign accents. Why? And how do ...