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When I was younger, I just liked the sound of different accents, and I used to just play around to see if I could do things. I hear accents like music, so that's what helps me to learn them.

~Cynthia Erivo

Topics: Accents Around Could Different Hear Helps If I Could Just Learn Like Liked Me Music Play See Sound Them Things Used Younger

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That is the problem with comedy in India. Spoofing sells. Come up with original comedy about the hilarious nation we are, with funny accents and odd rituals, and we get into trouble.

~Cyrus Broacha

Topics: About Accents Come Comedy Funny Get Hilarious India Nation Odd Original Problem Rituals Sells The Problem With Trouble Up

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I know there are lots of regional accents in England, but I can't tell them apart and I'm not really aware of class. I don't pay any attention to those boundaries. I'm a California girl.

~Danielle De Niese

Topics: Accents Any Apart Attention Aware Boundaries California Class England Girl Know Lots Pay Really Regional Tell Them Those

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People are very ready to criticize other people's accents. There's no correlation between accents and intelligence or accents and criminality, but people do make judgments.

~David Crystal

Topics: Accents Between Correlation Criticize Intelligence Judgments Make Other People Ready Very

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Over the last 50 years or so, we have seen an increasing cultural diversification across the country. Accents are a reflection of society, and as society changes, so accents change.

~David Crystal

Topics: Accents Across Change Changes Country Cultural Diversification Increasing Last Over Reflection Seen Society Years

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I was born in Missouri, but I was raised in Detroit. One of my stock and trades is accents.

~Denis O'Hare

Topics: Accents Born Detroit Missouri Raised Stock Trades I Was Raised I Was Born

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In the 'Garnethill' trilogy, people always forget that Maureen O'Donnell's dad was a journalist and she did art history at uni and her brother did law, but no-one ever thinks they're middle-class - they're just working class because they speak with accents.

~Denise Mina

Topics: Accents Always Art Art History Because Brother Class Dad Did Ever Forget Her History Journalist Just Law Middle-Class No-One People She Speak Thinks Trilogy Working Working Class

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I can do Shakespeare, Ibsen, English accents, Irish accents, no accent, stand on my head, tap dance, sing, look 17 or look 70.

~Diane Ladd

Topics: Accent Accents Dance English Head Irish Look Shakespeare Sing Stand Tap I Can

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In Nova Scotia, there are some definite down-home accents, and it's funny because you can go to Sydney, and one guy is from North Sydney, and you can't understand a thing he's saying, or Glace Bay or wherever.

~Diego Klattenhoff

Topics: Accents Bay Because Definite Funny Go Guy He North Nova Saying Some Sydney Thing Understand Wherever You

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People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents.

~Dominic Purcell

Topics: Accents Actor American Asked Australians Brits Foreign Good Grew Hard Hard Time Listening Me Our People Quite Simple Sound Time Tv Up Why

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