smathletic_shmlainer t1_j6a30cx wrote on January 28, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Reply to comment by streethasonename in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety

Is this the set up for a punch line? 😎

If not then I’m not aware of a specific name but that’s probably under the linguistics domain if you want to Google-fu the answer. I’m certainly guilty of that and probably sounding a little patronizing

streethasonename t1_j6allqb wrote on January 28, 2023 at 11:21 PM

Nope, no funny biz here. Someone close to me can pick up the local accent no matter where she goes, she can leave with the accent.