Where we are born not only determines how we speak but also how we taste our food and drink. The taste preferences of the UK's major regions have been analysed by Professor Andy Taylor, an expert in ...

Financial support for the Dialect and Heritage Project has come from National Lottery Heritage Fund (£530,500), the University of Leeds’ Footsteps Fund and alumni donations (£110,000), and partner ...

When you travel around the UK you often hear all sorts of old words and phrases that you have NO IDEA what they mean. Although discovering lots of terms that only exist in certain places isn't as ...

Welsh people have had their say on a map that claims to show the different dialects of the UK. But, as many pointed out on social media, there were a lot of things wrong with it. The Map of British ...

Brits have revealed their favourite uniquely British words and phrases - including 'don't get your knickers in a twist', 'it's all gone pear-shaped', and 'the bee's knees'. Researchers polled 2,000 ...

Welsh people have had their say on a map that claims to show the different dialects of the UK. But, as many pointed out on social media, there were a lot of things wrong with it. The Map of British ...

When you meet someone new in person, one of the first things you notice is how they speak – if they speak the same language as you or have a different accent. You’ll also notice if they use different ...