Welcome our fifth Egyptian sample
Thursday, October 19, 2017
We’ve just added another Egyptian sample to IDEA. This is the fifth from that nation. The 37-year-old man from Cairo talks extensively about the recent political turmoil in…
We’ve just added another Egyptian sample to IDEA. This is the fifth from that nation. The 37-year-old man from Cairo talks extensively about the recent political turmoil in…
Please welcome our third sample from the Canadian province of Manitoba. The subject is a 57-year-old man from Winnipeg.
For a great example of a Rhode Island/Boston dialect – plus some fascinating cultural history – check out the new audiobook by Sarah Jo Burke about the Burke…
Thanks to Life Hacker writer Nick Douglas for selecting IDEA as the “best overall choice for picking a random region and hearing what those people sound like.” Read…
Thank you to San Francisco dialect coach and actor Kimily Conkle for her recent donation to IDEA. Though we’ve received several-dozen donations over the last couple of years,…
We’ve just added our 14th sample from India. The subject (who submitted herself) is a 23-year-old woman from the southern part of the country. If you’re interested in…
We’re happy to announce our 26th subject from Scotland. He’s a 22-year-old man from Perth. Thanks to IDEA Associate Editor Flloyd Kennedy for the submission.
A new “Guess the Accent” online quiz by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) pays tribute to IDEA by using accent and dialect samples from our website. Check it…
We’ve just added two new American samples to IDEA: Wyoming 6 and Texas 21. They are from IDEA Associate Editor Deric McNish, with assistance from Shane Bruno and…
Thanks again to Senior Editor David Nevell and his students, IDEA has five new subjects, from three separate continents. The new samples are France 15, New Zealand 19,…