During the prelude to the War of 1812, Britain was forcibly conscripting American sailors into the British navy by claiming the sailor had a British accent and was actually British. Had the American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amol Rajan, who has recently stepped down as a presenter on the Today programme, spoke with a strong South London accent - ...

For 23 years, the subplot of Colin Frissell in "Love Actually" has raised questions about British accents and cultural ...

With viewers criticizing Denzel Washington's American accent in the "Gladiator 2" trailer, we explore why the Received Pronunciation (RP) English accent is still so entrenched in Hollywood historical ...

American audiences love the British accent, something I’m immensely grateful for in my career. When I first came to the U.S., the locals would wobble their heads and say “allo I’m Bw-itish, ‘ow are ya ...