Accentism – discriminating against someone because of their accent – has a long history in the UK, where the way someone speaks is often an easy way to tell their social class. People with ...

OAK RIDGE — It’s OK to talk Southern and work at a national lab — after all. Oak Ridge National Laboratory has canceled plans for a “Southern Accent Reduction” class because of objections from lab ...

People who speak with accents perceived as ‘working-class’ including those from Liverpool, Newcastle, Bradford and London risk being stereotyped as more likely to have committed a crime, and becoming ...

A theater class in rural eastern Kentucky has seen more publicity than organizers could ever have imagined. The reason: They were teaching young Appalachian performers to get rid of native accents.

A quarter of UK employees have had their accent mocked, criticised or singled out in a professional setting, new research reveals. The issue is also widespread among university students, of which 30 ...

Whether you speak Cockney slang, have a Scouse lilt or are full-on Geordie, there are no shortage of accents across the UK. Now a study suggests children as young as five start to link them to social ...

(WBIR) After a backlash from employees, Oak Ridge National Laboratory decided to drop a class that teaches how to minimize a southern accent. ORNL spokesperson David Keim said employees had requested ...

Jose Barrientos thinks people may equate IQs with accents. That wasn’t, however, the reasoning behind his prank that fooled just about everyone in his public speaking class at Los Angeles City College ...