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Head Injury Induces Foreign Accent Syndrome
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers have identified a rare disorder in which people, usually who have suffered a brain injury, find themselves speaking with a foreign accent. As reported by Science Blog, a Florida woman found herself speaking with a British accident after a stroke left her partially paralyzed. Fewer than 20 cases have been reported since 1919."
Good day, old sport! Mind if I play through your auto accident? Don't mind the tea on your bonnet; I've invited me mum to watch.
Condemnant quod non intellegunt.
"I had a stroke and all I got was this bloody accent"
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What a politically incorrect premise:
;-)
Woman Suffers Brain Injury, Now Speaks With British Accent
But who are we to argue with science?
Use Ctrl-C instead of ESC in Vim!
I wonder if Madonna had this, when she married her British husband and all of a sudden thought she was English as well.
-Vic
Heya moe... why you no talka wit-a you accent-a no more? And now we know; it's because of a whack to the head. Mamma Mia!
By "had a stroke" you mean of course "invaded by the Normans." ;)
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
She-a cuoold hefe-a heet her heed und be-a telkeeng veet a svedeesh eccent. Bork bork bork!
Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage
She was FLIRTING with you, you moroon.
Cole's Law: Thinly sliced cabbage