In Spanish-speaking countries it would have to have an accent — Fernández — otherwise the last syllable would have to be stressed. Finally, not all people in Latin America have Hispanic names.

An accent that makes me hesitate before using Spanish to order in a Cuban cafeteria in Miami or speaking to another Latinx, afraid to reveal myself as a fraud, an American who speaks Spanish and ...

In both English and Spanish media markets, neutral accents are preferred. The result is a “standardized” way of speaking. The impact of that, particularly in Spanish-language stations, ...

We tested Amazon’s Alexa and Google's Home to see how people with accents are getting left behind in the smart-speaker revolution. We tested Amazon’s Alexa and Google's Home to see how people ...