Episode
Why does the U.S. have so many regional accents?
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- Grammar Girl
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- Aug 4, 2026
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- 612
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1208. This week, linguist Valerie Fridland explains why the U.S. has so many regional accents ā tracing New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southern, and Western speech back to where their first settlers came from, and how we can still hear "founder effects" in the way we talk today. Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno and author of " Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents ." You can find her at valeriefridland.com . š Join the Grammar Girl Patreon. š Share your familect recording in Speakpipe or by leaving a voicemail at 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) š Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing courses . š Subscribe to the newsletter . š Find an edited transcript . š Get Grammar Girl books . | HOST: Mignon Fogarty | Grammar Girl is part of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcast network . Audio Engineer: Castria Communications Director of Podcast: Holly Hutchings Advertising Operations Specialist: Morgan Christianson Marketing and Video: Nat Hoopes, Rebekah Sebastian Podcast Associate: Maram Elnagheeb | Theme music by Catherine Rannus . | Grammar Girl Social Media: YouTube . TikTok . Facebook . Threads . Instagram . LinkedIn . Mastodon . Bluesky . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.