A new book on American English in the Midwest makes Chicago seem exotic. It’s certainly not the title: “Language Variation and Change in the American Midland: A New Look at `Heartland’ English” (John ...

"Ey up mi duck" is a popular greeting in the East Midlands. But talking to native East Midlanders in their distinctive dialect can be a mesmerising experience for outsiders. It's often hard to pick up ...

Not far south of here is a land whose dialect — the South Midland — bears a great deal of resemblance to the Southern states. It’s the Little Egypt region of Southern Illinois. Joanna Beth Tweedy grew ...

It could be the future of how we all use the internet - ChatGPT. The 'bot' allows users to research, ask questions and even - worryingly - write articles about any subject. It also aims to directly ...

Comedian (and Atlanta native) David Cross has a bit about how a particular accent associated with the rural south can actually be found in semi-rural areas all over the country. For lack of a better ...

TikTok has allowed accents once considered 'unsexy' to find audiences who think they are hot, including the 'exotic' West Midlands dialects. Videos by creators with regional accents have spread across ...