Edinburgh university staff are taking accent bias lessons to challenge the issue in lectures. But it's not just an education problem.

Can your accent make you sound aggressive? Exeter City football manager Gary Caldwell thinks so—he blamed his Scottish accent for his being sent off the pitch for the second time this season.

Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell argued that he was sent off against Lincoln City last Saturday because of his 'aggressive' Scottish accent. The Grecians were held to a 0-0 draw in their trip to ...

I didn’t run, he said I was aggressive, people who know me, I’ve got a Scottish accent. “It comes across very aggressive, but I didn’t swear, I didn’t run, in my opinion I wasn’t ...

Referee Declan Bourne sent Caldwell off in second-half stoppage time Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell believes his Scottish accent is the reason he was sent off at Lincoln City last week.

Gender can also play a role in accent perception. If a female football manager—though there are currently none in English men's professional football—with a Scottish accent had protested a ...

Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell believes his Scottish accent is the reason he was sent off at Lincoln City last week. The Grecians boss was sent from the dugout for his reaction to the fourth ...

Can your accent make you sound aggressive? Exeter City football manager Gary Caldwell thinks so – he blamed his Scottish accent for his being sent off the pitch for the second time this season. After ...