Quotes About Accent

His voice was deeper than mine, a warm bass with enough of a Modegan accent to lend it a slight musical cant... When he spoke, women at the surrounding tables turned to look in his direction with hungry, half-lidded eyes. His voice had the opposite effect on me. To be both rich and handsome was bad enough. But to have a voice like honey over warm bread on top of that was simply inexcusable. The sound of it made me feel like a cat grabbed by the tail and rubbed backward with a wet hand.

example, it has been observed that Japanese students are often reluctant to speak English in communicative lessons despite high levels of motivation to learn the language. Furthermore, when students with high levels of English language proficiency do communicate they often speak with a strong Japanese accent and intentionally produce grammatical errors for fear that they might be perceived as considering themselves to be superior (Greer 2000).

Recognizing a familiar accent, he asked Lamoreux where he was from. "Helena," said Lamoreux. "Miles City," replied Hilleman, extending his hand. "Take them all," said Lamoreux, smiling broadly. "One buck apiece.

David always pronounced the name to rhyme with Snowy, Tintin's faithful terrier, but his northern colleagues, like Mick Ronson, pronounced the Bow part to rhyme with plow.