I was born and raised in Berks County. I never realized until I left the area that I had an accent –namely, a Pennsylvania Dutch one. After I graduated from high school, I moved to Georgia with my ...

It may not be immediately apparent to native English speakers, but Louis Van Gaal's accent is viewed with dismay by linguists in the Netherlands. According to Dutch newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (via ...

Students do not trust teaching by foreign lecturers who speak English with unfamiliar accents, as compared with teaching by native speakers, an academic has warned -- meaning that students may need to ...