You were used to hearing American English in your study materials, but your colleague from the UK sounds like they are ...

From the moment we are born (and even before that, in utero), we tune into the languages around us. This includes the accents they are spoken in. Studies have found that infants show a preference for ...

When Kay Russell woke from a short nap one evening, she no longer sounded like herself. The 49-year-old from Gloucestershire had gone to sleep with her usual English accent. She awoke sounding ...

When you meet someone new in person, one of the first things you notice is how they speak – if they speak the same language as you or have a different accent. You’ll also notice if they use different ...

From the approachable Geordie twang to the instantly recognisable Edinburgh lilt, the UK is home to some of the most distinctive accents in the world. Now, a survey ahead of Valentine's Day has ...