An Italian woman suddenly had a Canadian accent when she spoke English, leaving specialists stumped. Brain scans didn't appear to reveal any obvious changes to her brain. Specialists diagnosed the ...
It’s no secret that our neighbors to the north take a fair amount of ribbing for the way they speak sometimes. In truth, the Canadian dialect has been fodder for comedians, television shows and movies ...
“As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn’t sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can’t shake, so it’s not phony anymore. I’m going ...
Hockey players are famous for their distinctive jargon, but while researching this phenomenon, a linguist and hockey player realized another interesting pattern in hockey speech: American hockey ...
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A woman in Italy who went to the emergency room experienced a puzzling symptom: She suddenly began speaking in a Canadian accent even though her native language was Italian, according to a new report.
A Canadian mother-of-two fell off a horse and woke up after the horror accident with a Scottish accent. Sharon Campbell-Rayment, who lives in Ontario, also started using words such as wee, grand, ...
Since even before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their plans to step back from the royal family and split their time between Canada and the UK, the public has wondered about their son's ...
The researchers don't fully understand FAS' cause but hope the report adds to a small, but growing, body of research. (Patient's scans not pictured)Andrew Brookes/Getty Images An Italian woman ...