Examining texting from a spoken standpoint, rather than from a written one, can help us to no longer bemoan it as "penmanship for illiterates," as some critics call it.

"Even if we cannot consciously see a person's face, our brain is able to make a snap decision about how trustworthy they are. According to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the brain immediately determines how trustworthy a face is before it's fully perceived, which supports the fact that we make very fast judgments about people."

This article offers brief insight into the two types of accents, 'foreign' and 'regional,' and the difference in sound pronunciation between people from different areas.