The Boston accent. Linguists and locals alike agree that the iconic dropped "r" sound is disappearing. But to those who still have it, it’s more than a way of speaking; it’s the sound of home and a ...

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SOUND Of Guns frontman Andrew Metcalfe has tragically died. Tributes are pouring in for the late rockstar – with his devastated bandmates saying on social media he was “one of the greatest frontmen ...

Fluent English speakers often add sounds between words to link them together. When one word ends with a vowel sound, and the following word begins with a vowel sound, you might hear a subtle /j/ or /w ...

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Dublin-based act Mayfield Sound have released their new single, Strangers on the Internet. We asked vocalist Darragh McCauley the BIG questions . . . We need your consent to load this Spotify ...