Introduction

Have you ever been fascinated with the way someone speaks? Or maybe how there are various pronunciations of just one word? Well if you’re like me and love hearing accents (and no, not just on boys) you are on the right blog!

Join me and explore the different accents of the world. Not just associated with the English language, but as well as French and many other languages. On this blog, I will talk about their origins and how they are linked to each other. Also, the stereotypes behind some of them, as well as prejudice and discrimination.

Once you hear a person’s accent, you could assume what area he/she is from. But it can very well change over time by moving to another location. For example, I spent my early childhood in Belgium so I adopted a Belgian accent in French. After moving here in Canada, my friends from Belgium told me I sounded different when we spoke over the phone. They said Canada had “changed” me. How could an accent possibly change who I am? My friends failed to realize that I simply was forced to adopt a new culture because I was living in a completely different environment. An accent is somewhat part of someone’s culture, and when you change locations or communities, there is a chance for you to embrace a new one.

Here is a clip of a woman speaking with 21 different English accents:

It’s funny how two people could be speaking the same language, even reside in the same country, but not understand each other clearly. That shows how diverse accents can really be. They are usually created with the combination of different languages or even different accents together.

I hope you like my blog enough to stick around and accompany me on this cultural experience around the world. :)