A news study captures self-reported shifts in speech and slang, and it shows the dialects fading across the country.

The New York accent is one of the regional dialects disappearing from everyday language, according to a new study.

Fuhgeddaboutit! The famous New Yawk accent is slowly disappearing from everyday use, a recent study found. A nationwide ...

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 ...

In Boston, there are reports of people pronouncing the letter “r.” Down in Tennessee, people are noticing a lack of a Southern drawl. And Texans have long worried about losing their distinctive twang.

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