Tag Archives: News Roundup

News Roundup: Gaddafi’s Secret Weapon

A few news tidbits from the world of accents and dialects: 1.) Another week,another fluffy study about how people perceive dialects. This time, New Zealanders were asked which accents they liked or disliked. The results? Kiwis like Kiwi accents the … Continue reading

Share
Comments Off on News Roundup: Gaddafi’s Secret Weapon

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on News Roundup: Gaddafi’s Secret Weapon

Saturday News Roundup: Bad Boston Accents

A few dispatches from the word of accents and dialects:   Americans prefer British accents to their own. Gothamis reports that New Yorkers hate their own accents. New York Magazine eviscerates the Boston accents in the new Kennedy miniseries Indian … Continue reading

Share

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments