Foreign accent syndrome?

[SwampThing]

Anyone heard of this?

http://link.brightcove.com/services/lin ... 1878208652

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_accent_syndrome

Strange.

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[scramjet]

Not quite the same thing, but I knew a native English speaker, born and raised in the USA, that spoke with a Mexican accent. This was the sister of a girl I was dating in college. I couldn't figure out why the sister had this accent when my girlfriend didn't. I asked my girlfriend about it and at first she denied that her sister had an accent. A couple days later after listening to her sister closely, she agreed with me. I think the sister just had a lot of Hispanic friends and had subconciously started imitating their accent. Kind of strange and funny.

[djcraig]

"The notion that someone would suddenly start speaking with a foreign accent for no apparent reason is ridiculous!"

- Madonna




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[birdmadgirl]

Maybe we ought to stop beating our youngest child. All that knocking her around might explain why she talks like she's from Boston. It's the craziest thing--the rest of us have pretty thick Texas drawls. She says "caaaaah" for "car" and the like. I've always wondered if she has some kind of speech impediment, but now I know to just stop smacking her around. [:D]

[DreamRedux]

Hmmm. Could this explain why Mick Jagger sang with an American Southern Accent? [;)]

[edisonoside]

My younger sister has a New York Brooklyn accent and she grew up in Boston. She's the only one in our family that speaks like that...I kinda like it[:)] My friends get a kick out of it.

[design_femme]

[quote][i]Originally posted by birdmadgirl[/i]
<br>Maybe we ought to stop beating our youngest child. All that knocking her around might explain why she talks like she's from Boston. It's the craziest thing--the rest of us have pretty thick Texas drawls. She says "caaaaah" for "car" and the like. I've always wondered if she has some kind of speech impediment, but now I know to just stop smacking her around. [:D]
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If you shook her around like a magic eight ball, maybe a different accent will come out! [:D]

[SwampThing]

I'm wondering if being exposed to a foreign accent prior to the condition is a prerequisite??? I've always wondered what someone with Tourette's would scream if they've never been exposed to foul language.

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Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
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[birdmadgirl]

[quote][i]Originally posted by design_femme[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by birdmadgirl[/i]
<br>Maybe we ought to stop beating our youngest child. All that knocking her around might explain why she talks like she's from Boston. It's the craziest thing--the rest of us have pretty thick Texas drawls. She says "caaaaah" for "car" and the like. I've always wondered if she has some kind of speech impediment, but now I know to just stop smacking her around. [:D]
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If you shook her around like a magic eight ball, maybe a different accent will come out! [:D]
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LOL!!!!

[SomebodySomewhere]

Did the American Psychiatric Association change the name? Didn't they used to call this Madonna Syndrome?