This matters because intonation (the rise and fall of speech that conveys emotion, emphasis, and intent) can flip meaning ...

Believe it or not, Michigan — the home of ope-sayers and pop-lovers — does actually have an accent of its own. The Michigan accent is a part of a more wide-ranging regional accent called the Inland ...

If you call it pop, shop at "Meijers" and "Krogers" or vacation at Mack-in-awe, you're likely speaking the Michigan accent: You're a true Michigander. The Michigan accent, a regional accent of ...

Wales is a country in the United Kingdom, located just West of England. Although they may sound similar, differences between the Welsh and English accents include Welsh’s more elongated vowel sounds ...

What does a Boston accent sound like? Odds are, you have a pretty good idea. If you yourself are not an r-dropping Masshole, maybe beloved friends and relatives are. But even if no one you know in ...

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