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On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 11:37:57 AM UTC-5, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 11/14/16 11:03 AM, Its Me wrote:
On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 10:54:53 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 14 Nov 2016 06:14:46 -0500, Keyser Soze
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On 11/13/16 10:46 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:02:43 -0500, Keyser Soze
wrote:


It is my judgment that a smart European who has been here for decades
and who has unlimited wealth should be able to learn to speak English
with a minimal accent if he or she wants to do so. Accent is mostly an
imitative attribute of spoken language. Language skills, after all, are
one of those liberal arts thingies.

Yeah Henry Kissinger was such an illiterate dunce.


It was his choice to retain his accent. English and English accents, be
they British, Southern American, New England, whatever, are learned.
Remember Eliza Doolittle?

I understand and I imagine Melonia may be laying in on a little.
So what?
We don't seem to mind guys like Schumer talking like Judd Hirsch in
Independence day or Hillary hocking up a southern accent in Atlanta.
They are just playing to the crowd.


Strange that harry is judging someone who is a non-native English speaking person for having an accent. That is pretty bigoted of him.

I can understand her just fine.


So, ****-for-brains, I am not nudging Melanoma for having an accent.


You may not be "nudging" her, SFB, but this sounds judgmental:

"It is my judgment that a smart European who has been here for decades
and who has unlimited wealth should be able to learn to speak English
with a minimal accent if he or she wants to do so."