IDEA: International Dialects of English ArchiveIntroducing our second Veracruz subject
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Thanks to IDEA contributor Alexis Sanchez Mendez and IDEA Senior Editor Deric McNish, we have our second subject from the Mexican state of Veracruz. The 32-year-old man grew…
Welcome a Washingtonian (State)
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Please welcome our latest subject from the U.S. state of Washington. The 34-year-old woman is our first subject from the state capital, Olympia, but the seventh from Washington…
Australia turns 50!
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
We’re proud to announce our 50th subject from Australia. In fact, we’ve just added Australia 50 and Australia 51. Both subjects are men from the state of South…
Welcome a West Yorkshire man
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Please welcome our 118th English subject: a 29-year-old man from Bradford, West Yorkshire. Thanks to IDEA contributor Karen Law and IDEA Senior Editor Deric McNish for the contribution….
Introducing a unique Thai-American subject
Monday, December 1, 2025
We’re proud to introduce our eighth subject from Thailand. The 42-year-old man grew up in Ban Vinai Refugee Camp in the 1980s and early 1990s before eventually moving…
Welcome Colombia 13
Monday, December 1, 2025
Please welcome our 13th subject from the South American nation of Colombia. She is a 54-year-old woman from Bogota who has spent many years in the United States….
Introducing a new South Korean subject
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Please welcome a 33-year-old woman from South Korea, our 10th subject from that nation. She spent the majority of her formative years in the South Korean city of…
Welcome a woman from Queensland, Australia
Monday, November 10, 2025
Please welcome our 49th Australian subject, a 20-year-old woman from Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Go here to listen. This is a self-submission. To find out how to contribute your…
IDEA enters the video world
Sunday, October 12, 2025
We are excited to announce a new IDEA feature that we think will enhance the archive tremendously: videos. Many who visit IDEA are visual learners, but until now…
Welcome a Montana man
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
We’re proud to introduce our first man from the U.S. state of Montana. The submission was contributed by the subject, Avram Pitter, who grew up in Helena. He…
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