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The 'Long Bright River' actress and producer says she's done with boredom (and her own insecurities), so stop offering her ...

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, flew from her home in California to New York to tape an ... still say with a British accent, so they’ll say z-e-b-r-a and what else do they say? They have these ...

But a new study suggests that might not be the case. How do you tell if someone has a particular accent? It might seem obvious: You hear someone pronounce words in a way that is different from ...

We’re a most expensive city. Taxed city. Crowded city. Dirty city. Scary subway. Housing costs. Overcrowding, crime, creative ...

When a person hears someone talk, it usually doesn’t take long for them to key in on that person’s accent ... But how do we do this? A new study, part of a long-term project by researchers ...

"I actually call it the 'accent-gate' because it's so frustrating because that was everywhere," the actress said while on the ...

The Jane Austen-hits-LA comedy changed fashion, language and cinema. As it turns 30 and a new stage musical version opens, its writer/director discusses why it's so personal to her.

But a new study suggests that might not be the case. "People probably don't learn who has an accent from hearing someone talk and thinking, 'huh, they sound funny'—even though sometimes it feels ...

Shah asked native speakers of American English to listen to recordings made with seven different accents: New York, Southern, Midwestern, Hispanic, English, Scottish, and German. The participants ...