The minute I open my mouth, it’s clear that I’m from New York (Brooklyn, to be exact). And though my high school speech teachers did their best to beat the accent out of me—and I do tamp it down—it’s ...
Few things stick out more in black American speech than the pronunciation of “ask” as “ax.” And when I say that it “sticks out,” I’m being polite. Attitudes about Ebonics have evolved somewhat as hip ...
Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Bid farewell to the cozy cat cafes of the Obama years. In 2018, America will be ...
James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...