Can your accent make you sound aggressive? Exeter City football manager Gary Caldwell thinks so—he blamed his Scottish accent for his being sent off the pitch for the second time this season. After ...

It has long been said that having a posh accent can help you get ahead in life and boost your career prospects. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge have bolstered that theory and found that ...

Don’t try to bamboozle a Scot or an Irelander by imitating their brogue—it likely won’t work. Residents of Glasgow, Belfast, ...

Caleb Landry Jones, the Texas-born actor, debuted a convincing Scottish accent at the Venice Film Festival press conference for Luc Besson’s “Dogman,” which is world premiering in competition at the ...

Glasgow students are facing prejudice at Edinburgh University and it reveals an age-old problem that hasn’t gone away, says Mark Smith ...

From the approachable Glaswegian dialect to the instantly recognisable Edinburgh lilt, Scotland is home to some of the most ...

Imagine a world in which Shrek, the titular ogre in the beloved DreamWorks film, boasted a Canadian accent. Okay, it’s not too far-fetched given Mike Myers hails from the Canadian province Ontario.

It’s nearly impossible at this point to ponder the character Shrek with anything but a Scottish accent, but as fans know this wasn’t what was originally recorded for the character. Myers has been open ...

English actor Bill Nighy is probably one of the most underrated character actors in Hollywood. Although not necessarily a star, his roles have been the key to many well-known movies in his nearly ...