‘Task’ Dialect Coach on Getting the Cast to Make Those Very Specific Pennsylvania Sounds: ‘It’s Such a Strange Accent’

Throughout “Task,” the seven-episode crime thriller that concluded on HBO on Oct. 19, viewers were re-introduced to the ...
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Try this fun quiz on dialect

A tweet on Twitter caught my eye the other day. It seems an intern created the New York Times' most popular piece of online content in 2013. It's an interactive dialect map. Dubbed “How Y'all, Youse ...

Dialect Coach For HBO’s Hit Series ‘Task’ Explains How They Nailed That Hilariously Specific ‘Delco’ Pennsylvania Accent

HBO's hit series Task wrapped up its season one run on Sunday night with its seventh episode, the widely-lauded "A Still ...

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Oct. 18, 2025

Can you sort 8 historical events?
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A Closer Look At The New York Times Dialect Quiz

Linguistics professor Bert Vaux explains how he created the data that turned into The New York Times' popular dialect test. A Closer Look At The New York Times Dialect Quiz What do you call that ...
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New Mexico Is Losing a Form of Spanish Spoken Nowhere Else on Earth

A dialect from the state’s earliest Spanish-speaking settlers has endured for over 400 years in the state’s remote mountain villages. But its time may be running out. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring ...