‘Very specific differences in language, dialect and accents have emerged over time, and that's a fascinating side of language evolution.’ By Laura Baisas Published Nov 19, 2024 7:01 PM EST Deposit ...

During the Second World War, Dutch citizens allegedly identified German spies by asking them to say Scheveningen, the name of a seaside town. The word contains sounds that are common in Dutch but ...

People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and Essex, new research from the University of ...

Northerners, Scottish and Irish people "excel" at detecting fake accents - to guard against outsiders, according to a new study. Cambridge University researchers found that people from Belfast were ...

You better knock off that awful attempt at a Scottish brogue, mate: A team of researchers has found that people in the northern United Kingdom and Ireland are especially good at telling when you’re ...

Northern Irish director and actor Kenneth Branagh revealed that he can still talk with a strong Belfast accent during an interview on RTÉ's Late Late Show on Friday night. Branagh moved from Belfast ...

Nicki Minaj has caught the attention of plenty of Irish people after she revealed a surprisingly good Belfast accent during a recent co-hosting gig on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on CBS in ...

People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and Essex, new research has found. People from Belfast ...