The Adventures of Don and Mel
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[–] 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (15 children)

She still has a heavy Russian Slovenian accent/intonation despite many years living in America, and her voice is reminiscent of Natasha, one of the villains from Rocky and Bullwinkle who along with Boris were stereotypical Russian caricatures created for a cartoon that aired during the cold war.

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    I'm actually rather astonished that her accent is so heavy and her diction is so stilted, after living in the US for 30 years. It's as if she doesn't have to speak to anyone in English. She also seems to have trouble pronouncing words correctly, even when they are written for her.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Hey? If you don’t have any friends or you don’t have anything to say, how do you get to know how to speak foreign language?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    I already speak English, French, German, Sesotho and Japanese. Do they count? I have also taught ESL and married a Japanese woman. I know something about accents and fluency.

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