The Cheat Sheet

Sam Worthington Found Learning the Alien Language in ‘Avatar’ Easier Than Doing an American Accent

For actor Sam Worthington, starring in James Cameron’s Avatar was a life-changing experience. The film not only boosted his profile, but he had the chance to work with a prolific director with a ...
Christian Science Monitor

‘Do I sound like that?’ A conversation about accent and language.

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 ...
WHDH

Boston accent ranked ‘most annoying’ in America

BOSTON (WHDH) - The Boston accent has been ranked the “most annoying” accent in America, according to a new study. The language learning platform Preply says it recently surveyed 2,000 Americans to ...
The Conversation

Don’t be afraid to pass your first language, and accent, to your kids. It could be their superpower

Chloé Diskin-Holdaway receives funding from The Irish Research Council, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language and the University of Melbourne. Paola Escudero receives funding from ...