Quotes about Accent

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American girls shivered and quivered at the Aussie accent whispered against their bodies. — Cristin Harber, Delta: Redemption
Americans may say they love our accents (I have been accused of sounding 'like Princess Di') but the more thoughtful one — Peter Hitchens
Something tugged inside him. A flutter of unease.Do you sing? Those had been her first words to him, the day she had bou — Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss
It's not my accent, but my brevity makes me stylish. — Amit Kalantri
The sound of an English accent distracted her and lifted her spirits. She associated English accents with singing teapot — Joe Hill, The Fireman
Don’t limit your potential, embrace then accentuate the Power of your Heart’s consciousness. — Steven Redhead, Unleash The Power of Your Heart and Mind
Her accent's funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown's. Her lips make different kinds of outli — Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go
Some studies of successful language learners have suggested that they're more "open to new experiences" than the rest of — Michael Erard, Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Those who mouth your sacred words with an accent you deem wrong annoy you more than those speaking something you cannot — Thomm Quackenbush, Pagan Standard Times: Essays on the Craft
Thousands of miles from Georgia, beginning that night in England, my dad became a foreign-language speaker to me – and I — Robert Lane Greene, You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Yea, v-verily, she answered, understanding his thought though not his idiom and speaking without - she hoped - noticeabl — Werner A. Lind, Lifeblood
I think we are wise, we English speakers, to savor accents. They teach us things about our own tongue. — Anne Rice, Merrick
Do you have one where you’re riding a horse or a camel? Or sitting on a rocket ship? Those are always wildly popular wit — Lisa Daily, Single-Minded
Well, that explains the dreamy accent. And why transvestites would make him feel homesick.—SINGLE-MINDED — Lisa Daily, Single-Minded: A Novel
The woman spoke with a heavy western North Carolina accent, which I used to discredit her authority. Here was a person f — David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day
Whatcha do to Ricky Ricardo? Found him talking real fast in Spanish." "Nothing." She looked at Tony. "He's just moody, a — Sidney Halston, Below the Belt
What is surprising, even deeply disturbing, is the way that many individuals who consider themselves democratic, even-ha — Rosina Lippi-Green
I’m nobody’s sidekick,” Annabeth growled. “And, Percy, his accent sounds familiar because he sounds like his mother. We — Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena
Angus was courting me with lines that stabbed deep in lonely, barren places. Like an unfair conqueror, he was delivering — Cheryl R Cowtan, Girl Desecrated: The Fergus She 1984
He had a voice you couldn't miss: strong and penetrating with strange vowels that sounded different from the accents of — Arnold Schwarzenegger, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story