Indian software engineer Singh Khubbar wanted to feel more confident speaking English to clients on the telephone. Italian-Venezuelan geophysicist Maria Donati wanted to improve her pronunciation of ...

An accent’s twangs might not just affect a person’s speech — it could trim their paycheck too, according to new research. German workers with “distinctive regional accents” earned about 20 percent ...

“Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It’s a rhythm thing — people who speak English where they have to hesitate and think of the right word. And I think it rubbed off.” ...