The Southern accent is disappearing as migration and generational shifts reshape the region's identity. Why it matters: The way we speak is closely tied with who we are as Southerners, and its fading ...

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, which employs more than 4,400, was fixin’ to offer classes on losing a Southern accent until complaints put that horse back in the barn, the Knoxville ...

(AP) — Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X My Southern daughters have been making fun of my Southern accent. They giggle when they hear me ...

A new study found that job seekers with a Southern accent could make less money than people without one. According to the study by the University of Chicago and the University of Munich, people with a ...

Even good actors, from Margaret Qualley to Daniel Craig, are always talking in put-on drawls. By Scout Brobst Jamie (Margaret Qualley) tells us exactly where she’s from in “Drive-Away Dolls,” Ethan ...

Austin Butler can’t seem to shake off that Southern twang he used while filming his new movie “Elvis.” “I didn’t do anything else for two years, that’s such a large chunk of life. I’m not surprised ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...