There are many different ways of speaking English in the UK, with people using different regional dialects in different parts of the country. For example, some people would say “give it me” while ...

The British Library has assembled a unique digital collection that allows researchers and students to examine the evolution of spoken English. The collection includes 288 pairs of digital recordings ...

With the British and Irish theatrical "invasions" seeming to have the permanence of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings in the New York landscape, it would seem that American actors should ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A survey of English dialects has been launched to look at whether people are still using words like coochy-pawed and ferntickles.

Britons are struggling to get to grips with the country's rich vocabulary of regional dialects to such an extent that they are "teetering on the brink of extinction", according to a linguistics ...

For 23 years, the subplot of Colin Frissell in "Love Actually" has raised questions about British accents and cultural perceptions. This video investigates whether Colin's accent sounds sophisticated ...