A survey of English dialects has been launched to look at whether people are still using words like coochy-pawed and ferntickles. Researchers travelled across England in the 1950s asking people about ...

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

The British Library has assembled a unique digital collection that allows researchers and students to examine the evolution of spoken English. The collection includes 288 pairs of digital recordings ...

In every language there are phrases that don't translate well. Dialect expert and YouTube star Korean Billy told Business Insider listed some British words people from outside the UK struggle to ...

Sit around the dinner table with two or three generations in many Black British families, and you’ll notice differences in the way we speak. It’s these contrasts, both big and small, that make the ...

We had dinner with this girl last weekend who has been living in England for the past 9 months. During the course of conversation, she kept "accidentally" slipping into a British dialect. I happen to ...

With the British and Irish theatrical "invasions" seeming to have the permanence of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings in the New York landscape, it would seem that American actors should ...

You’re reading Gen:Blxck, a series exploring Black culture, history, family and identity through the generations. Sit around the dinner table with two or three generations in many Black British ...