Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern accents have nuances to them. Here, a linguist explains how they came to be and what the key differences are. Beth ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — We've all heard that strong Minnesota accent portrayed in the TV series Fargo, and you may be thinking... "Gosh, we don't really sound like dat, do we?" According to Keely Wolter, ...

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.