Accents are like personality quirks—they make us unique, spark conversations, and sometimes, let’s be real, drive people up the wall. In the U.S., our regional accents are as diverse as our landscapes ...

One of the researchers who's been on the forefront of tracking the trend of the Southern accent's fade spoke to 11Alive's Dan ...

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...

By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.

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 ...

Americans consider the Southern accent to be the friendliest in the country, according to a new study. More than one in three people find the Southern twang — found in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, ...

These are just a few gasps I uttered after learning that the Southern accent was slowly disappearing. Bless those evildoers’ hearts; they don't understand that such a tragedy must not occur. Y’all can ...

In the 19 years since she released her first song, Taylor Swift's music been through several transitions, changing from country, to pop, to indie folk, and almost every genre in between. Now, a study ...