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Having a regional accent can be bad for your interviews, especially an Indian one: study

The study found that this perceived incompetence can markedly reduce the "hirability" of accented c…

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Sofia Vergara says her accent will never allow her to play a scientist or astronaut

The "Modern Family" star shared that she tried to get rid of her accent when she first moved to LA …

Amanda Goh   


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'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder' lead Emma Myers said it was 'scary' she had two weeks to prepare for the role, including nailing her British accent

Emma Myers told Business Insider that she signed onto Netflix's "'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder" tw…

Ayomikun Adekaiyero   


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Researchers in Antarctica developed a strange accent after being isolated for 6 months

The science provides a snapshot into how new accents develop in a group cut off from the world.

Marianne Guenot   


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Sofia Vergara says her acting jobs are limited because of her 'stupid accent'

"Griselda" star Sofia Vergara said she's faced difficulties in the industry due to her Colombian ac…

Amanda Goh   


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The 'corporate accent' is the latest workplace fixation on TikTok, with young workers mocking their colleagues' jargon-laden speech

"Corporate Erin" is a character going viral on TikTok because of her passive aggressive professiona…

Sawdah Bhaimiya   


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Austin Butler had a dialect coach help him get rid of his 'Elvis' accent for 'Masters of the Air'

The actor said he spent three years inhabiting Elvis Presley for Baz Luhrmann's biopic. He had to f…

Eammon Jacobs   


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Juno Temple got confused juggling her 'Fargo' and 'Ted Lasso' accents: 'It took me a minute'

Juno Temple had to balance learning a Minnesotan accent at the same time as filming "Ted Lasso," in…

Eammon Jacobs   


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Arnold Schwarzenegger says he should get a refund from the accent-removal coach he once had

Although the action star has a voice that's instantly recognizable now, he tried very hard to lose …

Amanda Goh   


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TikToker Mikayla Nogueira wore a wedding veil that nodded to her thick accent

Mikayla Nogueira got married on Saturday in front of a crowd of influencers. Ahead of the event, sh…

Samantha Grindell   


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Gen Zers in Georgia are losing their classic southern drawl, reflecting a trend of regional accent shifts across the country

Gen Zers in Georgia are losing their southern accent. The accent was established among White Georgi…

Hannah Getahun   


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Influencer Mikayla Nogueira says her wedding wasn't sponsored and that she 'obviously' had an accent on her big day

Mikayla Nogueira posted a series of TikTok videos on Tuesday addressing questions surrounding her J…

Amanda Krause   


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An Italian woman suddenly started speaking English with a Canadian accent, leaving specialists stumped

The woman's speech slurred and she couldn't write properly before she developed the Canadian accent.

Catherine Schuster-Bruce   


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A man in the US got prostate cancer. It made him start speaking with an Irish accent.

The man had never visited Ireland before he developed the "uncontrollable" accent.

Catherine Schuster-Bruce   


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'The Last of Us' star Bella Ramsey says she mastered her American accent by cursing

Ramsey, who plays Ellie Williams in the show, noted that her character has to swear a lot in the se…

Ayomikun Adekaiyero   


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Daniel Craig says he was 'terrified' to perform Benoit Blanc's accent for the first time in 'Knives Out'

Daniel Craig said on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast that he was initially nervous doing the accen…

Ayomikun Adekaiyero   


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Vanessa Hudgens reacts to a voice coach saying ex-boyfriend Austin Butler's Elvis accent is 'genuine': 'Crying'

Hudgens responded to a news report in which ex-boyfriend Austin Butler's voice coach said his Elvis…

JP Mangalindan   


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Julia Roberts quit 'Shakespeare in Love' after a producer made the 'tragic mistake of underestimating her insecurity' and criticized her British accent

Gwyneth Paltrow eventually took the role, but not before Roberts did chemistry reads with half a do…

Eve Crosbie   


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Austin Butler says he's finally 'getting rid of' his Elvis accent: 'I have probably damaged my vocal cords'

Since starring in the Baz Luhrmann film, Butler has used his Elvis accent in numerous public appear…

Ayomikun Adekaiyero   


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Lady Gaga spent 9 months speaking with an Italian accent nonstop to stay in character for 'House of Gucci'

Gaga said that after not breaking character for over a year, she had "some psychological difficulty…

Debanjali Bose