Jim Davis doesn't think he has a Midwest accent. "Most people in North Dakota don't believe we have an accent," Davis said. "I'm sure we do to another part of the country." The Upper Midwest regional ...

You’ve likely heard the words “Standard American English,” for describing certain accents that lack distinguishing sounds. Well, apparently, that's not real. Every single American has an accent. For ...

From the sharp vowels of the Northern Cities to the drawl of the Deep South, the nasal twang of the Upper Midwest, the ...

The book was published by Cleveland's Belt Publishing. Sales are robust around the Midwest and strongest in Cleveland, he said last week. The Midwest hosts many English-language dialects. He sorts ...

The Midwest has a reputation for being a neutral and accent-free place. But that simply isn't true. Everybody has an accent and everybody has a dialect, and, yes, that includes the Midwest. Accents ...

Despite the Midwest's diversity of dialects, there are some general rules for speaking Midwestern. Some have to do with pronunciation, others with social norms. • Talk through your nose. Midwestern ...