Talk about pillow talk. A new survey ranking the sexiest American accents suggests the fastest way to someone’s heart might ...

Country music – and country accents – are having a moment. The southern drawl is the accent mimicked by many, but perfected by few. Travel to any part of the south and you'll be greeted with more ...

If you thought Reese Witherspoon’s Tennessee accent was spot-on as June Carter Cash in “Walk the Line,” you were right – she grew up in Nashville. Actors often work hard to lose Southern accents – ...

Southern Army counselor Aliyah Le faces scrutiny after her accent is mistaken for “acting Black,” dividing social media between cultural critique and regional defense. An Instagram Reel by Aliyah Le, ...

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...

The list isn’t long, but our readers generally came to a consensus on the movies and TV shows that found success with the Southern accent: It’s hardly surprising that the born-and-raised Southern ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...

One popular theory dates back to the American Civil War. Before the Civil War, the South did not have nearly as much linguistic variation as it does today. Back then, the Southern accent was heavily ...