The "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents in the UK have been named — and there's a clear winner (and loser).

We all know that vocal accents are not created equal. Influenced as we are by popular culture, social stereotypes, and other ...

Popular accents had ... Southern Irish was found to be the most attractive accent with a score of 42, followed by Received Pronunciation (the accent of standard English) at 31 and Welsh at 20.

Why do we see German and Roman characters speaking like they’re from London? The blame lies partly with film directors – and ...

We then counted the number of upvotes on each comment and chose the top 20 countries with the most upvotes. The 20 countries with the best English accent in the world are arranged in ascending ...

A contestant on the new series of The Traitors is competing in a fake Welsh accent, claiming it is 'one of the most ...

When it came to what was considered the 'most direct' language, perhaps unsurprisingly, German topped that bill. Meanwhile, British English ... as well as popular actress Margot Robbie.

The UK's "friendliest" and "most relaxing" accents have been revealed, and the so-called "Cornish" accent is right at the top ...

Dick Van Dyke: Mary Poppins, you look beautiful. Narrator: While most British actors appear to have perfected their American accents. Kate Winslet: Is that the going rate for saving the woman you ...

Your accent and your dialect both carry clues about the places that have influenced you most – places where ... they are just different dialects. Standard English is the name for a dialect ...

Though not taught formally in most schools like the British accent, it is quite popular among young people and easily recognisable - with the disappearing Ts and the Rs that have become more ...