Foreign Accent Syndrome

[mightypotato]

OK, get this...this will TOTALLY blow your mind. This is true by the way.

There is this woman in Indiana in her mid-50's that had a very thick American accent. One day, she had a severe stroke that paralyzed part of her body and rendered her unconcsious. When she came to, she couldn't use her voice. Eventually, after months of therapy she regained her voice...except her American accent was replaced with a very thick British accent. Doctors have no idea how she developed this accent as she has never been to Britain and no one around her was British. The proper term for this oddity is called "Foreign Accent Syndrome" and only about 5 cases have been reported...ever. I saw this in two places on two different mediums. I saw it on TV the other day, and then on the BBC website this morning. I can't remember the link to the article, but if someone does some fishing (I'm too lazy) they could find it.

Tres creepy n'est-ce pas?

[StarCleaver]

At 11/25/03 11:00 PM, mighty_potato wrote: OK, get this...this will TOTALLY blow your mind. This is true by the way.

There is this woman in Indiana

Okay STOP! That's all you need to know.

I think i actually heard this story before because i live in Indiana, i think it was actually around my region of Indiana. I heard it from one of my teachers.

And yes, all you lovely ladies out there, i have a nice thick accent which is between a southern accent and new jersey accent.

[bassist17]

well my american accent is changing because i live in austrilia....nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[PterodactylFace]

accents have a good side and a bad side

good side: they're funny to immitate/rip off

bad side: you cant always tell what theyre saying and you look like a tool if you have to keep asking what they say

[liljim]

Here's the link. The report says that she sounds as though she's got a mix of Cockney and West Country accent. Bollocks. Sounds nothing like it.

[Mopsicle]

At 11/26/03 01:06 AM, bassist17 wrote: well my american accent is changing because i live in austrilia....nooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Nephthys has the same problem actually, my accent is full blown Australian, everyone notices when I have a mic conversation

[Jonas]

My voice is well....

Native American Chippewaen!!!!!!....

Der.

Voice by the Lake

[SecretAgentBob]

The news report says it psychological. Kind of an odd thing to develop after a stroke. Maybe she'll have another stroke and wake up with a russian accent.

[Saturday]

At 11/25/03 11:00 PM, mighty_potato wrote: OK, get this...this will TOTALLY blow your mind. This is true by the way.
Tres creepy n'est-ce pas?

call it plain american ignorance, but why the fuck are you talking about incest on NG?

[Fatboy]

[15:19] <Fatboy> holy crap, i hit my head last night and now i'm speaking in a british accent and i..
[15:19] <Fatboy> oh wait
[15:19] <Fatboy> nevermind
[15:19] <StrawberryClock> hahahaha.

=/

[Slightly-Crazy-Dude]

Thats crazy i tells ya, lol. I hear the ladies like a thick scottish accent is this true and do the guys find it funny ??? Can you understand it ??

[Boombox277]

This happened here in Australia (kangaroo's, shrimps on barbies, it's a bit off the beaten trail) but a woman, she had a stroke, woke up with an American accent. They called her "The Yank for Down Under"

[Yiffy]

English is the only correct way to speak english.

[irishiweredrunk]

My history teacher has a southern accent.
It's like Dr. Phil is teaching me about Sparta.

[Dogbert581]

At 11/26/03 06:22 AM, liljim wrote: a mix of Cockney and West Country accent.

I would like to hear that

Wait no I wouldn't