There’s a Southern twang in the Black Chicago accent, even though many Black Chicagoans are generations removed from the South. I’m from the South Side of Chicago. And when I’m on the radio or on a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Tucked in the corner of Charleston Place is one of downtown Marion's oldest businesses: Southern Accents. For years, the boutique has offered the ladies of Marion upscale fashion and created community ...

ATLANTA — It's a subject that comes up from time to time and can cause both deep discussion and great consternation around the South: The region's iconic accent is fixin' to disappear. Most recently, ...

On Sundays after church, my family would pile into our crank-window GMC truck and head to Kentucky Fried Chicken. “Can I get me some of them tater wedges?” my father would say into the speaker, while ...

Learn how to speak with a more American accent! Marina shares some tips. As US migration rates drop, life on the San Diego border has changed Suspect in hit-and-run that left teen dead is on parole ...

Accent isn’t just sound, it’s culture and connection. You’ve heard it on TV or at the stadium: a coach, slightly southern-accented, saying something that just sounds right. That moment, whether real ...

Nashville's part of a region called the southern dialect zone. While Tennessee has seen an influx of new residents from states like California and New York, that's not all it takes to shift an area's ...

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...

These are just a few gasps I uttered after learning that the Southern accent was slowly disappearing. Bless those evildoers’ hearts; they don't understand that such a tragedy must not occur. Y’all can ...

State Capital in Jackson, Mississippi. Credit - chmeredith, CC SA 2.0. State Capital in Jackson, Mississippi. Credit - chmeredith, CC SA 2.0. The southern accent is slowly disappearing in parts of U.S ...