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When Richard Murray called his banking clients, his strong Birmingham accent heavily laced with a Hereford twang made him instantly recognisable. But a year ago, Richard, 30, had a stroke and lost the power of speech. Now he speaks with a heavy foreign accent. Some say his accent is definitely French, others are sure it is Eastern European or Italian. "Now when I call my clients and say 'It is me, Richard Murray', they say 'Who?'. They don't recognise my voice. "So now when I speak to people I preface it with: 'I have had a stroke and this is...

Many Brits make it in the US - not all keep their accents By Megan Lane BBC News Magazine A cut glass English accent can fool unsuspecting Americans into detecting a "brilliance that isn't there", says Stephen Fry. So is a British accent - of any variety - the route to success in the United States? "Gee, I just love your accent." Any Brit crossing the Atlantic will have heard that line many times. Like the rest of us, Americans are rarely immune to the charms of an accent different from their own. Go on, say "shagadelic"... There's the...

Accent lessons By Michelle Malkin   ·   March 07, 2007 10:02 AM Inspired by Hillary Clinton's command performance in Selma, Alabama, Hot Air presents: My Fair Lady, Southern Style: VIDEO -http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/07/my-fair-lady-southern-style/ Or here at YouTube -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk7hFnB4JnA HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 05, 2007 Hillary's fake accent - (oh this is good) Here is some great audio I got from The Drudge Report's Radio Archives.  You have to listen to this. This audio is probably as funny as Howard Dean's rant/scream that literally sunk his presidential bid in 2004.  This is Hillary Clinton - the Senator from New York - speaking to a crowd down in Selma, Alabama. Listen to the twang here. The fakery is so obvious it's just humiliating for her. I actually feel sorry for her.  Hillary's fake accent audio (wav file, webtv friendly) When this woman was campaigning for...

This is incredible. Listen to the audio. After listening to this blatant phony and fool, I thought to myself: "And the Democrats and the Media dare to criticize Bush?" I would be monumentally embarrassed to be a Democrat after listening to this.

It's started. Rising inflection at the end of the sentence. Sometimes several times in a sentence. Very. Short. Staccato. Statements. As yet no use of "like" four or five times in a sentence, but occasionally once or twice. Meike, once the vocalisation of Laura Ashley prints and the only girl at her inner-London primary school who never dropped any consonant, let alone an aitch, is starting to speak with an American accent. Perhaps not quite an accent, yet, but the rhythm of her speech has changed in a decidedly US direction. The rest can't be far behind. We have been...

LONDON (Reuters) - Cows have regional accents, a group of British farmers claims, and phonetics experts say the idea is not as far-fetched as it sounds. Lloyd Green, from southwest England, was one of a group of farmers who first noticed the phenomenon. "I spend a lot of time with my Friesians and they definitely 'moo' with a Somerset drawl," he said, referring to the breed of dairy cow he owns. "I've spoken to the other farmers in the West Country group and they have noticed a similar development in their own herds. "I think it works the same as...

A woman spoke of her distress yesterday at emerging from a stroke to find that her Geordie accent had been transformed into a Jamaican one. Linda Walker, 60, is one of only 50 people to have been recorded as suffering from foreign accent syndrome. She is now helping researchers from Newcastle University in the hope that they can find a cure for future sufferers. The condition occurs when patients wake up after a brain injury. In Mrs Walker's case it appeared as she regained consciousness from a stroke in March. She failed to realise the extent of the transformation of...

Bias against Southerners misses the mark By RICHARD COX Published July 11, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does prejudice exist in Pasco County, an area with a very diverse population and seemingly very progressive? I am certain that African-Americans, Hispanics and people from other countries, the poor and homeless, as well as members of certain religious faiths, experience treatment different from the mainstream populace. However, I am a member of a minority who has experienced attitudes and reactions from many individuals who assume that I am intellectually and socially challenged. A very large percentage of the population of New Port Richey in particular...

For all the authentic rusticity of Cold Mountain and Big Fish, why can't we get a decent southern accent? You might call it a pet peeve. But if this were a Hollywood movie set in the South, you'd have to call it a "pay-ut pay-uve." If you've ever actually heard a southern accent, then you know that the twisted vowels and sing-song delivery so prevalent in movies set below the Mason-Dixon line make it hard to keep up with the action. Not to worry. Since they're Hollywood films, losing track of the plot isn't a problem. Too many films about...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada memo to George Bush: When making a first presidential visit to a state, use the right pronounciation of its name. Bush, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, repeatedly said Ne-vah-da. To properly pronounce Nevada, the middle syllable should rhyme with gamble. Mispronouncing the state's name "sets people's teeth on edge," said state Archivist Guy Rocha. "He's the president, and he ought to get it right. Nothing personal." State Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus, D-Las Vegas, said the mispronunciation shows Bush, who won the state in the 2000 election, doesn't care much about the state. "They...

Anyone notice how almost every movie out this weekend has a main character who speaks with a British accent? 1. 28 Days Later. Takes place in England, everyone speaks with a British accent. 2. Tomb Raider. Angelina Jolie speaks with a British accent. 3. League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I didn't watch this sorry excuse for a movie, but I've seen the previews and they speak with British accents. 4. Johnny English. You got it! British Accents! 5. Pirates of the Carribean. Does anyone in this movie speak like a good ole corn fed red blooded american??? NO! The hollywood left...

If your ever have to visit Yankee Country - like Boston (pronounced BAH-stin), this guide may help you understand what they are sayin', (but I doubt it). Pahty: A place to go to drink and socialize - nothing to do with Mother Nature. ah: The letter between "q" & "s." ahnt: Sistah of your fathah or muthah. bah: Serves beah and hahd likkah: "The train to Noo Yok has a bah cah." bay ah: Ferocious brown or black animal. beah: Malt beverage. bahn: As in: "What yeah were you bahn in?" bzah: Strange, odd. Chahlz: The rivah. chowdah: Clams, milk,...