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 ...

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 ...

The ferry ride to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, reveals something extraordinary. This remote barrier island, which is ...

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 ...

You might take that British or Minnesotan accent in your favorite film or TV show for granted, but that’s certainly not the case for whoever helms and writes a cinematic piece. Different English ...

The King's English and Cockney are no longer common dialects among young people in the South East of England, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Essex studied the dialects of ...

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 ...

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 ...