As fans of “Degrassi,” poutine, and aggressive politeness are aware, the Canadian accent is very similar to the American one—particularly the Upper Midwestern region (you betcha!). Still, several ...

The HGTV stars didn't always sound so American, dontcha know Mackenzie Schmidt is the Home and Travel Editor for PEOPLE. She's worked at PEOPLE for over five years as a writer and editor on the ...

University of Rochester linguist Andrew Bray started out studying the evolution of the trademark sports jargon used in hockey for his master’s thesis. For instance, a hockey arena is a “barn,” while ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Some South Carolina Stingrays players are starting to sound Canadian, whether they grew up there or not. That's according to Andrew Bray, a PhD student from the ...