• Venat [he/him, any]
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    4 months ago

    I once heard that Lenin spoke with an Irish accent. I know a few people from South America that also spoke with a US accent because that's where their teachers are from.

    • ReadFanon [any, any]
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      4 months ago

      His English tutor was Irish. James Connolly's son (yes, that James Connolly) met Lenin and noted that he spoke English with an Irish accent.

    • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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      4 months ago

      I've known quite a few foreigners with distinctly American accents because they learnt it from Hollywood films.

      • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        I have a coworker from China who speaks like an american because he's so into american football.

        Why he moved to Australia to pursue that idfk