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Denzel Washington's British accent has fans all saying the same thing
4 days, 4 hours ago

Denzel Washington's British accent has fans all saying the same thing

Daily Mail  

Fans are all saying the same thing about an resurfaced clip of Denzel Washington doing an English accent in one of his early films. Fans are all saying the same thing about an resurfaced clip of Denzel Washington doing an English accent in the 1988 movie For Queen And Country Fans joked that his alleged English accent was tinged with …

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Selena Gomez responds to Eugenio Derbez's Spanish accent critique: ‘Doesn’t take away…’
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Selena Gomez responds to Eugenio Derbez's Spanish accent critique: ‘Doesn’t take away…’

Hindustan Times  

Selena Gomez recently found herself defending her Spanish-language skills after a viral clip surfaced, in which Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez criticized her performance and accent in the Netflix film Emilia Perez. Selena Gomez defended her Spanish accent in the Netflix film Emilia Perez after actor Eugenio Derbez criticized her performance. Derbez criticises Gomez’s Spanish accent Derbez recently appeared on a …

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Emergency alert system obligations on mobile OS providers as well
3 months ago

Emergency alert system obligations on mobile OS providers as well

Hindustan Times  

Mobile operating system providers such as Google and Apple will now have to ensure that the disaster alerts sent by the government every year are automatically read out in at least four Indian languages, besides Hindi and English. Emergency alert system obligations on mobile OS providers as well The move is in accordance with the new amendment notified by the …

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So how do you 'accurately' speak English in ancient Rome?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

So how do you 'accurately' speak English in ancient Rome?

NPR  

So how do you 'accurately' speak English in ancient Rome? "We simply expect to hear characters in a film set in ancient Rome speaking in RP — Received Pronunciation — that sort of Queen's or King's English accent," said dialect coach Erik Singer. "There's no one way to handle a situation where you have a story set in ancient Rome, …

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Isolated for six months, scientists in Antarctica began to develop their own accent
10 months ago

Isolated for six months, scientists in Antarctica began to develop their own accent

BBC  

Isolated for six months, scientists in Antarctica began to develop their own accent Marlon Clark Antarctica is a bleak, remote and dark place during the winter, but a handful of people each year brave the conditions to live in almost totally cut off from the rest of the world. "They say it is quicker to get to someone on the …

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Sofía Vergara Names The ‘Frustrating’ Thing That’s Limited Her Acting Career
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Sofía Vergara Names The ‘Frustrating’ Thing That’s Limited Her Acting Career

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sofía Vergara is opening up about her accent, noting that it’s led to “limited” acting opportunities. The Colombian actor recently spoke to The Los Angeles Times about her starring role in Netflix’s “Griselda,” a miniseries that follows Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco, who was known as “La Madrina”, and “La Viuda Negra”. “I’m always looking for characters …

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How TikTok created a new accent – and why it might be the future of English
11 months ago

How TikTok created a new accent – and why it might be the future of English

BBC  

How TikTok created a new accent – and why it might be the future of English Getty Images Do you have TikTok voice? It apparently includes "uptalk" – a rising intonation on declarative sentences – and "vocal fry": a soft creak as you speak. "In the case of vocal fry, teenage girls in English-language speech communities might use vocal fry …

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Why it is all right to speak English with different accents
1 year ago

Why it is all right to speak English with different accents

The Hindu  

A few days ago, I saw a video of Austrian-American actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger talking about hiring an accent removal coach at the start of his career to eliminate his thick Austrian accent. During The Graham Norton Show, when the host praised Schwarzenegger for his accent, Schwarzenegger quipped, “Yeah, after 5,000 years.” When I shared the video in a …

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The south's three new twangs: Study finds dialects SSBE, Estuary English and multicultural London English are becoming increasingly popular among young people
1 year, 1 month ago

The south's three new twangs: Study finds dialects SSBE, Estuary English and multicultural London English are becoming increasingly popular among young people

Daily Mail  

The King's English and cockney have been silenced by the rise of three new accents used by celebrities. Standard Southern British English, as voiced by Ellie Goulding; Estuary English, as used by Adele; and Multicultural London English, spoken by Stormzy, are increasingly popular among young people, according to a new study. Accents that are now in, thanks to celebrities, and …

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My Valley girl accent follows me wherever I go. Long live the ‘likes’ and ‘totallys’
1 year, 2 months ago

My Valley girl accent follows me wherever I go. Long live the ‘likes’ and ‘totallys’

LA Times  

The first and only time I was on national television, I was giving a food tour to a travel TV show host around the San Gabriel Valley, proudly extolling the virtues of Cantonese roast duck, Shaanxi-style stewed lamb and vegetarian Chinese banquet food. After the show ran, in a comment somewhere that has now been lost to the internet a …

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Radhika Apte on chatter around her accent: These things are quite entertaining
1 year, 3 months ago

Radhika Apte on chatter around her accent: These things are quite entertaining

Hindustan Times  

For quite some time, there has been chatter around the changing accent of Radhika Apte, who stays in London for most part of the year, on social media, but the actor doesn’t fret about the murmurs. Actor Radhika Apte was last seen in an episode of web series, Made in Heaven, season 2 Sometime back, Apte’s interview during promotion of …

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Kangana Ranaut is annoyed by “desi kids who speak Hindi with a tacky second-hand British accent”
1 year, 8 months ago

Kangana Ranaut is annoyed by “desi kids who speak Hindi with a tacky second-hand British accent”

India TV News  

Kangana Ranaut has slammed “desi kids who speak Hindi in a gaudy second-hand British accent.” She was responding to a tweet by a person who was responding to a report that Italy was introducing legislation in Parliament to prohibit the use of English and other foreign languages for formal communication. The Twitter user wrote “We need to do the same; …

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Why do we pay more attention to someone’s English accent rather than what they are saying
1 year, 8 months ago

Why do we pay more attention to someone’s English accent rather than what they are saying

The Hindu  

When I heard Deepika Padukone would introduce ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the Oscars, I braced for reams of copy about her outfit. Like those trolling RRR star NTR Jr. for his Golden Globes red carpet accent, we’ve all sniggered at some point or the other at some desi who decides after a short trip to the West to come back with …

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Jr NTR now wins praise for his English at Oscars, fans say 'Love his accent, glad he's not faking it'
1 year, 9 months ago

Jr NTR now wins praise for his English at Oscars, fans say 'Love his accent, glad he's not faking it'

Hindustan Times  

RRR actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan were at the Oscars as they witnessed their song Naatu Naatu win the award for Best Original Song. Fans were particularly in awe of Jr NTR who spoke in a polished American accent as he explained his black outfit which had a tiger motif on it and shared his reaction on being able …

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Man who changed accent to fit in was asked if he was from ‘desolate wasteland’
2 years, 1 month ago

Man who changed accent to fit in was asked if he was from ‘desolate wasteland’

The Independent  

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People are ‘accent policing’ Angela Rayner – why does this only ever seem to happen to women?
2 years, 11 months ago

People are ‘accent policing’ Angela Rayner – why does this only ever seem to happen to women?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Boris Johnson is unfit to lead.” …

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Why does Gillian Anderson switch between an American and British accent?
3 years, 3 months ago

Why does Gillian Anderson switch between an American and British accent?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fans have been left wondering …

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Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha hop on to accent challenge bandwagon. Watch fun videos
3 years, 3 months ago

Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha hop on to accent challenge bandwagon. Watch fun videos

India Today  

Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha are undoubtedly couple goals for the current generation. While Richa spoke a few English words in Marathi accent, Ali chose to do his Guddu Bhaiya act from Amazon Prime Video's Mirzapur. She began the video with the line, “Oh my god, your Marathi accent is so sexy, say it again.” The video also features content …

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Shrek: How the Scottish ogre was originally meant to sound completely different
3 years, 7 months ago

Shrek: How the Scottish ogre was originally meant to sound completely different

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy We may know the character of Shrek by his instantly recognisable …

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Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories
3 years, 7 months ago

Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories

NPR  

Your Accent Is Funny! We're featuring three responses that we found especially insightful: an English professor from India shares an English word she's used for years — not found anywhere in the dictionary; an author points out the politics behind terms like "native language" and "mother tongue"; and an engineering professor discusses why stereotypes about "accented English" are totally hypocritical. …

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Nigeria: the country that loves to overachieve
3 years, 11 months ago

Nigeria: the country that loves to overachieve

BBC  

Nigeria: the country that loves to overachieve peeterv/Getty Images Nigeria is home to more than 370 tribes and 500 languages Africa's most-populated country is a cultural powerhouse. For Nigerians like myself, a competitive streak is as natural as spicy jollof rice at a wedding In fact, excelling in all circumstances is so deeply entrenched in the Nigerian psyche that the …

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‘The White Tiger’ Review: A Scathing Commentary on Caste and Class
3 years, 11 months ago

‘The White Tiger’ Review: A Scathing Commentary on Caste and Class

The Quint  

Then there is his master Ashoke who has returned from the US with his wife Pinky and wants to be part of the booming IT sector. From Quantico to now, we desi audiences have become accustomed to Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ “accent”, but it is Rajkummar Rao’s tone and all the effort he puts into pronouncing words with the desired slant …

UK: Why migrants are hiring accent coaches to sound more British
4 years, 2 months ago

UK: Why migrants are hiring accent coaches to sound more British

Al Jazeera  

Some are training speech to avoid racism, but experts warn systemic discrimination should be tackled instead. Most of his clients feel intimidated during job interviews or are frustrated by being continuously asked, “Where are you from?” “There’s no reason why you should sound more like a native speaker, but a lot of people want to,” said Nicholson, who has been …

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The Queen's English is named the UK's most attractive accent
4 years, 4 months ago

The Queen's English is named the UK's most attractive accent

Daily Mail  

The Queen's English has been named the UK's most attractive accent - with the Cornish burr proving the biggest turn-off. The Queen's English, or Received Pronunciation, was the most desirable accent as listeners associated it with intelligence, while the Edinburgh accent was a close second for the UK. 'The Bond Effect' means 26 per cent of people think more favourably …

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