Bellelettres
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Re: Foreign accent syndrome:
I think this is a fascinating phenomenon.
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2/20/2018, 11:38 am
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Noserose
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Re: Foreign accent syndrome:
I find a Scottish accent incomprehensible.
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2/20/2018, 11:53 am
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Re: Foreign accent syndrome:
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I do, Katie.
As I said, Kiwis sometimes give me hell for it.
So would I.
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2/20/2018, 4:56 pm
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Re: Foreign accent syndrome:
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I find a Scottish accent incomprehensible.
Newcastle can be the same, a strong accent takes time, especially Glaswegians. There was one guy on my dart team from Newcastle I never understood, the only one. I have no idea when I smiled and said yes, what I was replying to! African accents took me awhile to understand too.
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Re: Foreign accent syndrome:
my first two children went to speech therapist at school three times a week. I didn't think anything was wrong with how they spoke, but they were both flagged by different teachers in different schools so i agreed to service paid for by the school district. We had moved from Miami Florida to Utah.
I think they were flagged because they spoke with a spanish speaking accent. Which is common when you grow up around Miami in the 80's. They had a Spanish speaking babysitter when i went to work when they were young.
Their accent didn't bother me, but it apparently bothered the teachers in Utah.
if they were Hispanic, i imagine the teacher's would of tolerated their accent.
I hate to admit this, but it is what it is.
Yes, i know i wasted taxpayers money. But it was a different time and place.
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Re: Foreign accent syndrome:
You didn't waste taxpayers money, you took advice to do the best for your kids. My accent changed in London, not to British, no way I'd be Madonna but I wasn't around any Americans except for visitors, my husbands accent has changed here as well, not as heavy as he is surrounded by Americans, it happens.
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