Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and performance through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. On Dec. 1, 2021, Brian Kelly was ...

Americans consider the Southern accent to be the friendliest in the country, according to a new study. More than one in three people find the Southern twang — found in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, ...

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...

Rick Rojas and Eduardo Medina report on the South for The Times and are natives of Texas and Alabama, respectively. They don’t think they have accents. April 4, 2025 The third season of “The White ...

Although it may not seem like it when you’re talking to your grandparents, or me for that matter, but the classic Southern drawl is fading fast, especially in Georgia, Consumer site Word Finder asked ...

State Capital in Jackson, Mississippi. Credit – chmeredith, CC SA 2.0. The southern accent is slowly disappearing in parts of U.S. South, a new study has found. The accent which has many variations is ...