In the UK legal system, a barrister's job is to present formalized legal arguments in court and at tribunals. Training to become one, therefore, involves considerable focus on oral skills. It is ...

If you live in the UK or are familiar with its wide range of accents and dialects, you can probably tell the difference between a posh or upper-class accent, (think the "King's English") and one more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Victoria Beckham has confused fans with her “posh” accent during a new makeup tutorial video. Taking to Instagram on Sunday (21 ...

There are few experiences more shudder-inducing than having to listen to a recording of your own voice. Something to do with the way we hear vibrations through our bones when we talk, versus the way ...

Accentism – discriminating against someone because of their accent – has a long history in the UK, where the way someone speaks is often an easy way to tell their social class. People with ...

Beckham auditioned for the girl group when she was just 20 years old and landed the gig. It took a lot of work for the group to become the powerhouse we know today. They were originally pretty bland ...

Whether you speak Cockney slang, have a Scouse lilt or are full-on Geordie, there are no shortage of accents across the UK. Now a study suggests children as young as five start to link them to social ...

Mel C was slammed by This Morning viewers earlier today as Spice Girl fans claimed she was putting on a 'terrible posh accent' and 'forgotten her roots'. The 42-year-old singer is back with a new solo ...

It was a week after Kim Hall’s surgery when her sister first noticed something different about her voice. “My mom and my sister came to visit me, and my sister said to my mom, ‘oh, she sounds very ...

Victoria Beckham has confused fans with her “posh” accent during a new makeup tutorial video. Taking to Instagram on Sunday (21 August), the Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer revealed how she does ...

Even one of the UK’s most famous couples isn’t free from accent discrimination. Bakounine / Shutterstock Accentism – discriminating against someone because of their accent – has a long history in the ...