I'm sharing how my Appalachian dialect shapes the way I naturally pronounce certain words, and why it's important to ...

In Boston, there are reports of people pronouncing the letter “r.” Down in Tennessee, people are noticing a lack of a Southern drawl. And Texans have long worried about losing their distinctive twang.

We had dinner with this girl last weekend who has been living in England for the past 9 months. During the course of conversation, she kept "accidentally" slipping into a British dialect. I happen to ...