Finally, a map that explains the complex reasons you're probably not pronouncing "chowder" right, and why we should all start saying "y'all." The below map, created by Long Island University reference ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The wide variety of accents and dialects that characterise the different regions of Britain are in decline, according to new research from ...

Experts at Sheffield University want to create a snapshot of how English is spoken in 2026.

Over the past few days a website which maps American English dialects has gone around the blogs (I found it via Kevin Zelnio). Michelle has some suggestions for improvements of the map in Ohio. Here's ...

If you’re trying to learn an accent for an acting role, understand an ESL speaker, or just hear some funny British accents, the Internet has a vast wealth of recordings of English spoken in every ...

Welsh people have had their say on a map that claims to show the different dialects of the UK. But, as many pointed out on social media, there were a lot of things wrong with it. The Map of British ...

NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH, like its British cousin, has many diverse dialects and sub-dialects. Did you know that residents of the San Francisco Bay area generally speak differently from other ...

If you need to hit a nail, what tool do you ask for? If you say “hammer,” do you pronounce the “r”? Do you drop the “h”? Different people pronounce the same English words in different ways. People ...

This was a question I should really have anticipated, but it took me by surprise. I had just talked to a packed marquee at the 2018 Hay Festival about why dialects of English are of such enduring ...