Harris mocked for debuting 'new accent' at Philadelphia church event Vice President Kamala Harris was slammed by social media users for debuting a "new accent" while speaking at a church in ...

In Philly, "water" becomes "wooder," and "eagles" morphs into "iggles." The Philadelphia accent is a unique blend that stands out even among neighboring East Coast dialects.

To makes things a little easier, Seyfried wasn’t tasked with mastering the Philly accent. But Cummings, Seyfried’s Saudi Arabia-born and Australia-raised costar, didn’t have a choice.

A University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor says the Southern-inflected sound of the Philadelphia dialect is moving toward a more Northern accent. Some of Philly’s trademark twangy ...