animagus_kitty
animagus_kitty t1_j675cv9 wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantStomp 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
I once knew a fellow who, in his youth, moved from his native country of Ireland to New Orleans, where he joined the military and (separately) went to New York, and by the time he got out of New York, they'd made him take speech classes because no one could understand his Irish-New Orleans-New Yorker accent anymore.
He worked at a Gamestop in Indiana in the late 00's with no accent at all, but lots of great stories to tell.
animagus_kitty t1_jebynko wrote
Reply to Pendragon by DJ MacHale is one of the best series I've ever read. by nucleartaco130
I discovered the Pendragon series in middle school (06-07ish) and kept them with me when I got married in 2013. They're in a box now due to a downsize, but I really enjoyed them for a very long time. They were a big part of my love for large books, alongside Tamora Pierce's Tortall novels and the Harry Potter series.