Accents are part of who people are. They carry history, identity, and pride. From the deep drawls of the American South to the lilting tones of northern England, these unique ways of speaking connect ...

Accent bias remains deeply embedded in academic institutions, where a hierarchy of accent prestige continues to shape ...

The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle. Students and professionals from the North of England are frequently mocked for their accent (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Regional accents are ...

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Depending on where someone lives, developing a regional accent is unavoidable. Yet despite the fact that an accent has nothing to do with a person's workplace aptitude, many fear it could cost them a ...

A 2020 study of how a regional accent could impact wages found that having a different accent can reduce how much you’re paid by as much as 20%. The study, put together and researched by the ...