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The Study-Abroad Accent Might Be the Real Deal
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Shortly before I started college, I finally wised up to the fact that fluency in my parents’ native language of Mandarin…
Shortly before I started college, I finally wised up to the fact that fluency in my parents’ native language of Mandarin…
How we speak reflects what we feel—especially when it comes to regional accents.
Fast talkers are smarter, wittier, and more persuasive, at least according to stereotypes in pop culture.
In Athens, Ga., a mystery was brewing inside the classrooms of the state’s flagship university: If over 84 percent of…