The Rhode Island accent, as we know it, may be headed for extinction. While it’s still a reliable feature of the local ...

There's no strict recipe for the Rhode Island accent. But these are the ingredients that you're likely to find in the mix.

So how did that happen—and exactly where did the American accent come from? Before we dive into why American and British accents sound so different, it would help to know what an accent actually ...

People back in England noted the quirky new ways Americans were speaking English within a generation of the colonists’ arrival. Over time, the changes went beyond accent to include different ...

People in eastern New England have been dropping their R's for centuries, but that's starting to change – even as subtle regional differences remain. Rhode Island accents became a source of ...