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This is not British. Woe to the person who calls it British!

Foreign accent syndrome is real. One day a person suddenly starts speaking differently and that IS their accent from that point forward. It's a mysterious syndrome but it really does exist and the people who have this are NOT pretending. It can happen after brain injury.

I used to work with someone who was an expert on the subject, and I even met someone who had the condition. The person could get speech therapy or a vocal coach to work at changing their new accent, but that's about it.

Love to hear a Bollimer accent! Reminds me of John Waters.

@whiskeyTango - NYC here: "AH-rindge", "FAH-rest Hills".

"OR-indge", "FOUR-rest Hills" sounds to me like from Canadia. BTW, the recorded announcements for the 'F' train say "FOUR-rest Hills" and I always think, "That's not how the people from Forest Hills would say it!"

Of course, Forest Hills is now full of Chinese and Russuan folks so it's all changing anyway. It's not like when Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel were growing up there

Not that there's anything RAWNG wif dat.

I call bullshit - even if the surgery did make this happen, she could speak now with her usual accent if she wanted to. It's not like she has no control over how she pronounces things. People come back from vacation or visits of whatever duration sometimes with a slight but noticable accent from the place they've visited, but that soon disappears (unless you're a pretentious poseur like Madonna or Gwynyth). A year and a half later, I am thinking she likes the attention, or she'd be back to speaking however she used to speak. Plus she's now using phrases and sayings that are not American? Bitch please.

I know someone who grew up in upstate New York, now living in NYC, and has an unexplained English accent (not from oral surgery that I know of!) She's never visited England, and did not grow up in a town with a lot of people with such an accent. Her Mom is Australian and has an Australian accent (which is mild now after decades of living in the U.S.), which sounds nothing like the daughter's accent. Her father is American and has an American accent. Her brothers and sisters who grew up with her all have American accents. I don't know WTF it is all about, but she is a lovely person and not otherwise deceptive. It's weird though to hear her say "toh-MAH-toh" and think, where did *that* come from?

Merry and Mary might be homophones (some would say them differently) but marry isn't.

Not buying the "Seattle as perfect diction" point. The NW sounds a little bit CA, a little bit Midwest.

You know, my friend told me that same thing about newscasters and that part may be true, but I hasten to call it perfect diction. There is a difference between certain vowel sounds (even if it's slight)and that just doesn't exist here. As I've said, "marry", "merry" and "Mary" should sound different (listen to someone from England) and here in Seattle they don't. The bottom line is, almost everyone has an accent to someone else...even holier than thou Seattleites.

Edit: Someone also asked for clarification on the three words above: They are not synonyms because synonyms are words that mean roughly the same thing, not sound the same. They also do not sound the same because "marry" should have the same vowel sound as "cat", "merry" should have the same vowel sound as "let" and "Mary" should have the same vowel sound as "air". Having them pronounced the same is just one of my pet peeves!

Submitted by WhiskeyTango on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 1:41pm.
I don't notice too much of an accent in folks from Philly, except that they say "wooder" for "water." Now I live in DC, and I can't say I've heard a distinct accent from the Marylanders either...but alls I know of the state is Montgomery/PG County, and around route 95...none of the western part of the state or the beaches. Could someone enlighten me on what a MD accent is supposed to sound like...is it Jerseyish?

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The Marylanders you know might not be originally from this state (a lot of transplants in Montco).
The "real" Maryland accent is more Phillyish than Jerseyish. The long "O" is the worst.
You are quite right about "wooder" for "water" - I used to say it like that until I moved away from Phila and people laughed at me!

Submitted by Sluttsville on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 7:52am.
You haven't heard an accent until you've heard mine, I gots the mom's 2nd generation Irish accent mixed in with hillbilly, let's just say it ain't pretty.
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That reminds me of a waitress who worked at a Chinese restaurant near where I used to go to school. She had distinctly southern aspect to her Chinese accent. It was weird.

I also would like clarification on the marry merry Mary statement. They are synonyms right? Because they sound THE SAME. Not like say, moon and blood good.

I don't notice too much of an accent in folks from Philly, except that they say "wooder" for "water." Now I live in DC, and I can't say I've heard a distinct accent from the Marylanders either...but alls I know of the state is Montgomery/PG County, and around route 95...none of the western part of the state or the beaches. Could someone enlighten me on what a MD accent is supposed to sound like...is it Jerseyish?

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OMG I've sat on THAT BENCH! I love that beach, but Cannon Beach is much calmer, nicer, and prettier. Unfortunately, I tend to UNINTENTIONALLY pick up accents by osmosis (I struggle AGAINST it.) I think it's a blending in thing, you know, like a chameleon and shit. I even lost my native Texas/Southern accent since moving to Oregon. I miss it sometimes, but it still comes out when I'm pissed off.

(Scottish accents are my favorite, New York area ones sound harsh to me and are my least favorite.)

Our bookkeeper adds an "r" to Washington, so it becomes "Warshington" WTF is up with that??

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i love accents.

my neighbor across the way is from Memphis, and after chatting with him for 45 minutes or so i have to really struggle not to unconsciously imitate him. like, to let the end of my sentences go up? and to give words a round little drawl that sounds like a river's running through it?

yeah, like that.

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How can anyone think that is a British accent? Irish or otherwise? (Not that any Irish would ever refer to themselves as British.)

She sounds more like an Eastern European who moved to Boston. But of course it's not identifiable, it's not a real accent, it's some kind of cockup/anomaly!

Damn, I love science. Foreign Accent Syndrome LOL!
(aka: I dunno, bitch talks funny now)
That's where I gave up.

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A few years back I worked in a field office for a construction company where all of the supervisors were from Boston (I'm in Kentucky). One of the foremen (also from Boston) was named Carl, and they all pronounced it "Kahl," which I had no problem understanding. One day, a local woman came in looking for a job and she said that Kyle had sent her. I kept asking her if she was sure she had the right place, since we had no one named Kyle. Then she described his truck, and I said, "Oh, you mean CARL." Honestly, the way she said Kyle -- and she confirmed she meant "Kyle" -- sounded exactly the way the Bostonians pronounced Carl, but I guess I couldn't hear it because my brain had segregated the accents. She took the correct name back to the local bar where they all hung out in the evenings, and one of the locals said, "I been callin' him 'Kyle' for 6 weeks, I ain't gonna start callin' him 'Carl' now."

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Submitted by Echo27 on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 10:07am.
I think her new accent is kind of cute. There are certainly worse things that can happen to a person neurologically.

I live in Seattle and I cannot stand the accent here. I'm originally from Jersey, so I do have a bit of that ("dawg", "coffee", etc.). Everyone here tells me I have an accent, but they swear they don't. Oh yeah? Then why the fuck do you say the words "marry" "merry" and "Mary" so that they sound exactly the same (they all sound like "Mary")? It's so irritating! They are three different words with three distinct vowel sounds, you lazy bastards!

Also, when speaking about a person, it's impossible to tell if it's a woman named Dawn or a man named Don because they're pronounced exactly the same here. I have been told "Don will be right with you" and I'm expecting a man. Before I know it, a woman is standing before me with a nametag that says "Dawn"! WTF?

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I'm from Seattle, I haven't lived there since I was 18, but uh...it's called "perfect diction." People send their newscasters to Seattle to learn perfect diction. True story.

Submitted by Mrs. F. on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 10:08am.
Submitted by snowpiece on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 9:49am.
Coming from the Philadelphia area I can safely say, that that is THE WORST, UGLIEST, TRASHY sounding accent out there (hides from deb) and my sisters and I worked hard not to acquire it. However SOME PEOPLE (one eye sideeye) say I have a NY accent these days! LOL

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coming from that area too, I would say the Philadelphia accent is only the 2nd worst - the flat-out worst has to be Baltimore!
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Agreed! I hate the MD/PA accent with a flaming passion. It makes me want to kick orphan kittens.

I on-purpose lost my Boston accent. Now I have a little of the midwest going on. When I'm tie-udh my original accent slips out.

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Submitted by Echo27 on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 10:07am.
I think her new accent is kind of cute. There are certainly worse things that can happen to a person neurologically.

I live in Seattle and I cannot stand the accent here. I'm originally from Jersey, so I do have a bit of that ("dawg", "coffee", etc.). Everyone here tells me I have an accent, but they swear they don't. Oh yeah? Then why the fuck do you say the words "marry" "merry" and "Mary" so that they sound exactly the same (they all sound like "Mary")? It's so irritating! They are three different words with three distinct vowel sounds, you lazy bastards!

Also, when speaking about a person, it's impossible to tell if it's a woman named Dawn or a man named Don because they're pronounced exactly the same here. I have been told "Don will be right with you" and I'm expecting a man. Before I know it, a woman is standing before me with a nametag that says "Dawn"! WTF?

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I'm stressing my brain trying to figure out how to pronounce 'merry', 'marry', and 'Mary' so that they sound different, but I pronounce them all the same also. (English born, living in America, French parents, dotty mess of a dialect.)

How do you pronounce them?

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Big fuckin deal. I was born and raised in Wales, married an English and moved to America. I wake up every fecking day with a different accent.

That woman is nuts, but I do love accents/dialects.

@Echo...yep, Flah-rida as well. gotta have my Flahrida ahrenj juice and cawfee in the morning!

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Echo27 I say Flarida too, LOL

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Submitted by WhiskeyTango on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 10:10am.

@Echo27 (and other Jersey peeps), how do you pronounce the word "orange?" I say ah-renj (most ppl say oh-renj). Same thing with "horrible" and "oracle." Is that a NJ/NY thing?

Yes, Whiskey, I have to cop to saying "ah-renj" and "hah-rrible", although I do say "or-acle". My husband makes fun of me for "orange" all the time. It is definitely a NY/NJ thing. On orange, I have to go with the English who I believe also say "ah-renj" (at least in some dialects). It's their damn language, so I'm gonna go with them on who's "right"!. Also, I was born in Orange, NJ, so I figure I can pronounce it however I damn well please! :)

I also say "Flah-rida" for Florida. I get made fun of for that one, too. In that case I'm gonna say that my pronunciation is wrong since Florida is a spanish word and would therefore be pronounced closer to "floor-ida".

whiskey: I say Ah reng, but I'm refined and shit

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"Basically, Murlonio means "from Rob's ass" in Dumfuckanese." MK

"Why won't you be perfect? Stop being so fat and lumpy. I fucking hate you, you cunt polenta."

oh Mrs. F! I have lived in Bawlmer too! It's a close call!

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"Basically, Murlonio means "from Rob's ass" in Dumfuckanese." MK

"Why won't you be perfect? Stop being so fat and lumpy. I fucking hate you, you cunt polenta."

@Echo27 (and other Jersey peeps), how do you pronounce the word "orange?" I say ah-renj (most ppl say oh-renj). Same thing with "horrible" and "oracle." Is that a NJ/NY thing?

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Submitted by snowpiece on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 9:49am.
Coming from the Philadelphia area I can safely say, that that is THE WORST, UGLIEST, TRASHY sounding accent out there (hides from deb) and my sisters and I worked hard not to acquire it. However SOME PEOPLE (one eye sideeye) say I have a NY accent these days! LOL

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coming from that area too, I would say the Philadelphia accent is only the 2nd worst - the flat-out worst has to be Baltimore!

I think her new accent is kind of cute. There are certainly worse things that can happen to a person neurologically.

I live in Seattle and I cannot stand the accent here. I'm originally from Jersey, so I do have a bit of that ("dawg", "coffee", etc.). Everyone here tells me I have an accent, but they swear they don't. Oh yeah? Then why the fuck do you say the words "marry" "merry" and "Mary" so that they sound exactly the same (they all sound like "Mary")? It's so irritating! They are three different words with three distinct vowel sounds, you lazy bastards!

Also, when speaking about a person, it's impossible to tell if it's a woman named Dawn or a man named Don because they're pronounced exactly the same here. I have been told "Don will be right with you" and I'm expecting a man. Before I know it, a woman is standing before me with a nametag that says "Dawn"! WTF?

Kids defo pick up their parents' regional accents: it's the first thing they hear (other than SpongeBob) growing up.

Me, I love accents--bring 'em all on: Pittsburgh, Jersey, Appalachia, hit-on-the-head, whatever. They all make speech more interesting.

I heard some bin Laden expert yesterday pronounce the word "charade" as sha-RAHD. I'd never heard it that way but, sure enough, it's the proper British pronunciation (and this dude wasn't British--just a stuffy professor type).

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Had a professor who grew up in southern california. Spent 3 years at harvard, and after 20 years living in the midwest, still affected he could not pronounce the letter R.

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Submitted by IrishFury on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 7:45am.
Oh and I can't stand when someone moves someplace and ends up with the accent in about 3 months. It's so affected.

"Foreign accent syndrome" Wow, those years in medical school really pay off.

Sounds to me like she just has trouble making certain sounds or controlling her voice and people call it an accent. Like russians have trouble with w--we sounds like vee.

Something was broken, maybe nerve damage, during surgery.

Cor Blimey..

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Coming from the Philadelphia area I can safely say, that that is THE WORST, UGLIEST, TRASHY sounding accent out there (hides from deb) and my sisters and I worked hard not to acquire it. However SOME PEOPLE (one eye sideeye) say I have a NY accent these days! LOL

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"Basically, Murlonio means "from Rob's ass" in Dumfuckanese." MK

"Why won't you be perfect? Stop being so fat and lumpy. I fucking hate you, you cunt polenta."

Even Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, and Angelina Jolie think that's a bad foreign accent. Dick Van Dyke said he was saved by dolphins.

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"If an afterlife existed, Mandy figured that for Linda it would be more of the same--cappuccinos, Chinese, films at Lincoln Center. You could do that stuff dead."

I've noticed some really odd accents of the flight attendants when I cross the pond. That's what she sounded like to me. So did the announcer in the Target ad prior to this.

I wish I could lose my absolutely terrible Pittsburgh accent, it's one of the worse US accents.

Submitted by tommyboy on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 8:31am.
WOW I wish that would happen to me this is sooooooooo cool. Id love to suddenly start speaking like Bubble from Absolutely Fabulous LOLOLLOL..

Andre,could you bring me my fan,,could you bake it in a cake or stick it up your ass or something? I must have my fan RIGHT AWAY"

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LOL tommyboy u had me rolling in fits

*dies laughing @ "Hammerhead Shark Guidice"*

Represent Tango!!!! Central Jerz, here.

(Also Dawter.)

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Submitted by Datura on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 8:16am.
Submitted by IrishFury on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 7:45am.
There's a certain amount of osmosis involved with accents. If 99% of the people you're around speak a certain way, in time, you're bound to pick up some of their speech patterns.

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This reminds me of cholos that speak like they just came from Mexico and are learning English when really they were born here and should speak perfect English.

I am My parents were born in Mexico I was born here and didn't learn English until I was in 3rd grade (makes NO sense!) and I still struggle with my "ch" sounds I hate saying chair and chandelier..so sad.

OOHH Citizen!

Thanks for giving me the term!!

Now when I hear her I will think GLOTTAL douche and it will amuse me!

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Submitted by Vern on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 8:27am.

I grew up in NJ but never got the accent (No one in my family spoke like Theresa Guidici, I guess) except for a few woids-one being Cawffee.

North Jersey up in hurr. I have a bit of an accent I think ("mawl," "cawfee," "dawg," etc.) but I don't think its nearly as grating as the Jersey Shore cast or on the level of Tony Soprano. My mother sounds a bit Carmela-ish and throws in Yiddish words from time to time. If she ever starts sounding like Teresa "Hammerhead Shark" Giudice though, I might have to disown her...hah

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For serious?! I call *cough*bullshit*cough* on this one.

"as am I..."

You guys are tearing me up!!!

An ex-wife that sounds like a teacher from Charlie Brown...LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by Vern on Fri, 05/06/2011 - 8:30am.
A glottal stop is one of the most irritating sounds a human mouth can make.

Damaged facial nerves can affect pronunciation. Give her the benefit of the doubt.

WOW I wish that would happen to me this is sooooooooo cool. Id love to suddenly start speaking like Bubble from Absolutely Fabulous LOLOLLOL..

Andre,could you bring me my fan,,could you bake it in a cake or stick it up your ass or something? I must have my fan RIGHT AWAY"

I worked at a place that involved talking to a lot of customers in the south. Pretty soon my co-worker and I were noticing that we were adopting southern accents. One woman actually asked me, "What you doin' up there with all them Yankees?" But coming out of surgery with an accent? That's a new one for me.

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OH and Slutty-
my MIL talks that way-"bo-ul" would mean "bottle" in 'merican.
The most grating sound EVER!

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I grew up in NJ but never got the accent (No one in my family spoke like Theresa Guidici, I guess) except for a few woids-one being Cawffee.

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