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Accents eh? We all have one. In linguistic terms they are defined as how people speak their language. They develop when a group of people, who all speak the same language, are isolated. Here’s a fascinating real-life example. A throng of people with different accents spend winter together in a very isolated part of the world: Antarctica. Researchers decided to track just how their speech changed during the winter. There appeared to be some convergence in how those people spoke during those lonely winter months. Three of their vowels began to sound more similar, and they even showed signs of developing, as a group, a new way of pronouncing the vowel in words like ‘’go’’ and ‘’code’’ and ’’sew’’. What happened may have been the birthing of a new accent.
On this episode of Around Town, Rhonda speaks with Elizabeth Gordon, executive director of Port City Playwrights Project, who talks about Port City Shorts streaming virtually through June 12.
What to Say When Someone Is Giving You the Silent Treatment
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There are few things more alienating than being in a relationship with someone who won’t speak to you. The constant stonewalling can feel maddening; when someone gives you the silent treatment, it’s easy for your mind to run amok, racing through frantic thoughts about what you did wrong.
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United Airlines announcement this month that the airline would be launching direct flights from the New York area to Johannesburg, South Africa, was a reason for great celebrations for the tourism industry. However, just days after the airline revealed news, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 4 travel advisory for South Africa placing the country in the same league as nations such as Afghanistan and North Korea. Luckily, the unrealistic travel advisory is unlikely to deter Americans enthusiasm for travel to Africa, tourism leaders say.
United will be launching new nonstop daily service between Newark and Johannesburg starting June 3, subject to government approvals. Operated on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the flight will leave from Newark at 8:45 p.m. and arrive in South Africa the next day at 5:45 p.m. Return flights will leave South Africa at 8 p.m. and arrive in Newark the next day at 5:45 a.m.