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minus-squareTomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoYeah, are they just trying to say foreign?
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoNot necessarily. People who say “he has an accent” just think that their accent is “not an accent” so it could also be a (different) regional accent.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·45 minutes agoHaving an accent is code for immigrant. If someone from alabama goes to new york, they are never described as “having an accent”.
Everyone has an accent!
Yeah, are they just trying to say foreign?
Not necessarily. People who say “he has an accent” just think that their accent is “not an accent” so it could also be a (different) regional accent.
Having an accent is code for immigrant. If someone from alabama goes to new york, they are never described as “having an accent”.