New York’s distinct accent — the one that brought us Joe Pesci’s defensive “Funny how?” in “Goodfellas” and Fran Drescher’s thick “Oh, Mr. Sheffield” from the sitcom “The Nanny” — is rubbing a lot of ...

Accents are like personality quirks—they make us unique, spark conversations, and sometimes, let’s be real, drive people up the wall. In the U.S., our regional accents are as diverse as our landscapes ...

An immigrant restaurant owner in New York City was mocked for her foreign accent by a cruel customer who told her to “speak good English” in a viral video. The owner of Mamali NYC, Mariam, who is from ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The New York accent can be associated with a lot of things, and a new study shows that trustworthiness is one of them. BetUS Casino recently released a study on the most and least ...

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 ...

The Big Apple boasts the most confident sounding accents in the US, a recent study found. The unique tone, marked by dropped “R”s, shifted vowels (like coffee becoming “caw-fee”) and tough talk — ...

There's no denying Julia Garner's accent in "Inventing Anna" was a talking point. So how did the star come up with it?