Kenny MinkerinCounter Arts·1 day agoMember-only10 Examples of the Made-Up Transatlantic AccentFrom Katharine Hepburn to Frasier Crane — When modern viewers watch certain classic black-and-white films, confusion often creeps in: “wait a minute… are these people American or British?” The source of this confusion is a deliberate, learned style of speech known as the Transatlantic or Mid-Atlantic accent. …Accents8 min readAccents8 min read
Zahide Cam·5 days agoHaving an AccentI had many problems with my accent for years. I also thought others had problems with it too. I only got over it when I found out that it was not who I was, but a part of me that I needed to empower. Here is the timeline of my…Accents4 min readAccents4 min read
Sahel Eskandar·6 days agoEmbracing Linguistic Insecurities: Journey Living in my Second LanguageGrowing up, I always excelled in classes. My grades were top-notch, and I enjoyed the challenge of learning. But there was always an underlying insecurity that followed me: how I spoke in my second language. …Accents3 min readAccents3 min read
Ikhsan Bani Bukhori·Mar 15When Learning New Language, be Confident with Your Own AccentWhen start learning new language, sometimes some people feel unwell with their own accent. Afraid of being laughed at or even afraid of speaking in bad grammar. Those are actually normal and everyone will get as the first step of learning language. …Accents2 min readAccents2 min read
Neela Singh·Mar 6The Evolution Of My Accent!Yesterday while at Starbucks a random stranger inquired about my accent. I was tired and not in the mood to “mask” so clearly I slipped while ordering my cappuccino. “I’m Trinidadian American”, I told him and I said it proudly. It was something I would NOT have done a decade…Accents2 min readAccents2 min read
Arthur Mitchell·Feb 23Are You Canadian Or American? Australian Or Kiwi??I get asked this question a lot. I usually respond, ‘Take a guess.’ This can cause a conundrum. This is generally followed by a pause before the person asking me responds with, ‘Well, I know that Canadians don’t like to be called Americans, and I don’t want to offend you…Accents7 min readAccents7 min read
Rebecca Teschner·Feb 17Unpopular opinion: Your accent in your target language actually is important. Let me tell you why.It all started back in school. Your French teacher was happy as long as you knew how to conjugate ‘aller’ in three tenses even if your pronunciation suggested at least 10 completely different words. Not to mention that your accent was probably never commented on. It consequently comes as no…Accents4 min readAccents4 min read
Matt Ryan Allen·Feb 3Hilaria Baldwin to Debut New Portuguese AccentHilaria Baldwin, the wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has caused a stir in the media with her recent announcement that she is debuting a new Portuguese accent. …Accents2 min readAccents2 min read
Renée Elizabeth WinfieldinSix Down: Rhymes with PHLOEM·Updated Feb 4About: A HaikuAbout: A Haiku Second’s, six of e’s, (e, é, e, E, e and e’s) —acute—accented.Accents1 min readAccents1 min read
Sneha Madhusoodhanan·Jan 18Why is Faking an Accent a Big Deal?Challenges of speaking English as a second language — So the story goes like this: RRR (a multilingual Indian film) hits the theatres in March 2022, immediately becomes a national sensation, bags several international awards, creates a record at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards by becoming the first Asian movie to win in the Best Movie Song category a…Accents6 min readAccents6 min read
